Citation at a glance: Selection from an anthology or a collection MLA

To cite a selection from an anthology in MLA style, include the following elements:

1 Author(s) of selection

2 Title and subtitle of selection

3 Title and subtitle of anthology

4 Editor(s) of anthology

5 City of publication

6 Publisher

7 Date of publication

8 Page numbers of selection

9 Medium

first page of selection

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works cited entry for a selection from an anthology

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For more on citing selections from anthologies in MLA style, see items 34–36.