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Chicago Style Quick Guide: Citing Anthologies

Creating Bibliography Entries for Works Collected in Anthologies

Works may include articles, essays, and other short pieces collected in an edited anthology.

Basic Format for Citing a Work in an Anthology

Note:

1. Author’s First and Last Name, “Title of Work,” in Title of Anthology, ed. Editor’s First and Last Name. (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Page Number(s).

Bibliography:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” In Title of Anthology, edited by Editor’s First and Last Name, Page range of work. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Work with a Credited Author

Note:

1. Plato, “The Apology of Socrates,” in The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, ed. Mack Maynard (New York: Norton, 1985), 817.

Bibliography:

Plato. “The Apology of Socrates.” In The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, edited by Mack Maynard, 816-838. New York: Norton, 1985.

Work without a Credited Author

Note:

“Beowulf,” in The Norton Anthology of English Literature, ed. M.H. Abrams (New York: Norton, 1993), 25.

Bibliography:

"Beowulf." In The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited by M.H. Abrams, 21-67. New York: Norton, 1993.