MLA Style Citation (Anthologies or Collections)

(Selection from an Anthology or Collection)

Give the author and title of the selection, using quotation marks around the title. Then give the title of the anthology, in italics. If the anthology has an editor, note the name or names after the “Ed.” Give the page numbers for the entire selection as shown.

 

Mabry, Marcus. “Living in Two Worlds.” Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric, and Handbook. Ed. Susan Bachmann and Melinda Barth. 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010. 109-111. Print.

(Two or More Selections from the Same Anthology or Collection)

To avoid repetition, give the full citation for the book once, under the editor’s last name. Then list all articles under the individual authors’ names, followed by the title of their work. After each title, put the editor’s name as a cross-reference to the complete citation.

Bachmann, Susan, and Melinda Barth, ed. Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric, and Handbook. 6th ed. New York: Longman, 2010. Print.

Holman, M. Carl. “Mr. Z.” Bachmann 133-134.

Staples, Brent. “Black Men and Public Space.” Bachmann 181-185.