Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. Show
Create a works-cited-list entry only for the book. If you want your readers to know the chapter titles, you can provide them in your text:
You can also supply information about the chapters as a whole in the text of your paper: If you are citing a chapter of a book from a novel or monograph, create an entry for the book as a whole and list the book’s DOI in the “Location” slot, since in MLA style, chapters from these types of works are not cited individually. If you wish to include a DOI for a chapter in an anthology, include it in the “Location” slot: If the chapter has page numbers and is contained in another work, include the page numbers in the “Location” slot of the first container:
One Part of a Book with a Single AuthorIn-Text Citation(Garrett-Petts 63) Works CitedAuthor's Last Name, Author’s First Name. "Article or Chapter Title." Title of Book, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page Range. Example:Garrett-Petts, W.F. "Writing the Critical Essay: Form and the Critical Process." Writing about Literature: A Guide for the Student Critic, Broadview, 2000, pp. 57-86. Article or Chapter in Edited Book in Which There Are Articles/Chapter by a Number of WritersIn-Text Citation(Lacombe 126) Works CitedAuthor's Last Name, Author’s First Name. "Article or Chapter Title." Title of Book, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page Range. Example:Lacombe, Michele. "The Cybor Identities of Oryx and Crake." Margaret Atwood: The Open Eye, edited by John Moss and Tobi Kozakewich, U of Ottawa P, 2006, pp. 117-36. Cross Referencing Articles Found in One BookSometimes, you may cite several articles by different authors from one edited book. MLA now indicates that you may “cross reference” within your Works Cited list, so you don’t have to write out the full publication information for every article you cite. To cross reference, you would include in the Works Cited, an entry for the entire collection under the editor’s name, plus an entry for each article you are citing, under each author’s name, with abbreviated publication information. So, if you are citing two articles from one edited book, you would end up with three entries, one under the editor, plus two more, under each author: Entire Collection:Murphy, Christina, and Byron L. Stay, editors. The Writing Center Director’s Resource Book. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2006. Each Article:Lerner, Neal. "Time Warp: Historical Representations of Writing Center Directors." Murphy and Stay, pp. 3-12. Simpson, Jeanne. "Managing Encounters with Central Administration." Murphy and Stay, pp. 199-214. Notice
Entry in a Reference Book (including Encyclopedia) or DictionaryReference Book/Encyclopedia Article - No Author GivenIn-Text Citation("Chile") Works Cited"Reference/Article Title." Title of Reference Book. Year of edition, p. Page or pp. Page Range. “Reference Book Article." Title Reference Book, Number of edition if given, Any Editor or Publisher Information provided, and Date Created if given, URL, permalink or doi. Example: "Chile." The Encyclopedia Americana. 2004, p. 146. “Halloween." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2015, www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween. Reference Book/Encyclopedia Article - Authored Entries(Popham) Works Cited:Author's Last Name, First Name. "Article title." Title of Reference Book, edited by Editor's Name, Number of edition, Year of Publication, p. Page or pp. Page Range. Author's Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Reference Book Article." Title Reference Book, Number of edition if given, URL, permalink or doi. Example:Popham, Elizabeth. "Arcadian Fiction." The Spenser Encyclopedia, edited by A.C. Hamilton, 2nd ed, 2006, pp. 51-2. Pigliucci, Massimo. "Stoicism." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by James Fiesser and Bradley Dawden, www.iep.utm.edu/stoicism/. Notice:
Dictionary EntryIn-Text Citation("Sickle") ("Sepulchre") Works Cited"Dictionary Entry." Title of Dictionary, edited by Editor's Name, Year of Publication, p. Page or pp. Page Range. "Dictionary Entry." Title of Dictionary, Any Editor, Publication, and Date Created Information Given, URL, permalink or DOI. Example:"Sickle, N." The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, edited by Katherine Barber, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 1448. "Sepulchre." OED Online, Oxford University Press, December 2016, www.oed.com/view/Entry/176261?rskey=zxKqzl&result=1#eid. Notice:
Work in an AnthologyShort Work (eg. Poem, Short Story, Essay) in an AnthologyIn-Text Citation(Dickinson line 6) Works CitedAuthor's Name: Last Name First. "Short Work (Poem) Title." Title of Anthology, edited by Editor's Name, Publisher, Year of Publication, p. Page or pp. Page Range. Example:Dickinson, Emily. "You Cannot Make Remembrance Grow." The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition, edited by R.W. Franklin, Belknapp P of Harvard U, 1999, p. 1536. Notice:
Longer Work (eg. Play, Novel) in an AnthologyIn-Text Citation(Shakespeare 1.2.26-30) Works CitedAuthor's Name: Last Name First. Title of Short Work Previously Published on Its Own (Play). Title of Anthology, edited by Editor's Name, Publisher, Year of Publication, p. Page or pp. Page Range. Example:Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare: The Complete Works, edited by Alfred Harbage, Penguin, 1969, pp. 930-76. Notice:
Introduction, Preface, Foreword, AfterwordIn-Text Citation(McGlinn viii) Works CitedLast Name of the Author (of the section/element), First Name. Description of section or "Title" (if unique title provided). Title of Book, by Author's Name, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page Range. Example:McGlinn, Margeurite. Introduction. The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric, by Sister Miriam Joseph, Paul Dry Books, 2002, pp. vii-xi. Notice:
Article, Story, Poem etc. Found in a Course PackIn-Text Citation(Rossetti 55) Works CitedAuthor's Name: Last Name First. "Short Work (Poem) Title." Title of Course pack, compiled by Compiler's Name and/or Department, Publisher (if available), Year of Publication, p. Page or pp. Page Range. Location (institution name). Example:Rossetti, Christina. "Goblin Market." English 1000: Introduction to English Literature, compiled by Department of English Literature, Canadian Scholar's Press, 2009, pp. 52-57, Trent University. Notice:
How do you cite a chapter in a book in MLA?Standard format for citation
Author's Surname, Given Names. "Title of Chapter or Part." Title: Subtitle of Book, edited by Editor Name, edition (if not the first), Publisher, Year, pp. pages.
How do you in text cite a chapter in a book?Article or Chapter in an Edited Book. General Format.. In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):. (Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], Year). In-Text Citation (Quotation):. (Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], Year, page number). References (Quotation):. Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], First Initial. ... . or chapter title.. Should I cite chapter in a book MLA?In MLA Style, you should cite a specific chapter or work within a book in two situations: When each of the book's chapters is written by a different author.
How do you cite a chapter in an edited book in MLA 8?Reference: Author's Last name, First name. "Title of Chapter.” Title of Collection, edited by Editor(s) First name, Last name, Edition, Publisher, Year of Publication, page range.
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