Citation at a glance: Selection from an anthology (MLA)

Citation at a glance: Selection from an anthology (MLA)

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

1 Author of selection 5 City of publication
2 Title of selection 6 Publisher
3 Title and subtitle of anthology 7 Date of publication
4 Editor(s) of anthology 8 Page number(s) of selection
9 Medium
1: Author of selection 2: Title 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 number(s) of selection

Author of selection

Title of selection

Title and subtitle of anthology

Editor(s) of anthology

City of publication

Publisher

Date of publication

Page number(s) of selection

411

works cited entry for a selection from an anthology

For more on citing selections from anthologies in MLA style, see items 23-24.