To cite a chapter in a book by one author, begin with he author's name, followed by the chapter name in quotation marks, the title of the book in italics, then the publisher and the date of publication, and finally the page range for the chapter.
Treuer, Anton. "Tribal Languages." Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask, Minnesota Historical Society, 2023, pp. 116-25.
To cite a chapter in a book with more than one author, list the authors as you would for any source with more than one author followed by the chapter title in quotation marks, the title of the book in italics, the publisher and the date of publication, and finally the page range for the chapter.
Bowen, José Antonio and C. Edward Watson. "Chapter 3: AI Literacy." Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024, pp. 42-61.
To cite a chapter in an edited book, follow the same format used for citing a chapter in a book with author(s) but not editor(s), but include the editor information after the title of the book. The author's name comes first, followed by the work in quotation marks, the publisher, the year of publication, and the page range for the work cited.
Morris, Kimberly. "Shine Brightly, Diamonds." Overworked and Undervalued: Black Women in America, edited by Rosalyn Davis and Sharon Bowman, Lexington Books, 2023, pp. 1-16.
Chen, Kuan-Hung. "Seriousness, Playfulness, and a Religious Reading of Tianshu." Xu Bing and Contemporary Chinese Art: Cultural and Philosophical Reflections, edited by Hsingyuan Tsao and Roger T. Ames, State University of New York Press, 2011, pp. 67-94.
Cite a work in an anthology, reference, or collection similarly to citing a chapter in a book. The author's name comes first, followed by the work in quotation marks, the italicized title of the anthology or collection, the editor's name if there is an editor, the publisher, the year of publication, and the page range for the work.
Tharu, Susie and Tejaswini Niranjana. "Problems for a Contemporary Theory of Gender." Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader, edited by Sunaina Arya and Aakash Singh Rathore, Routledge, 2020, pp. 40-59.
Cotman, Elwin. "Things I Never Learned in Caitlin Clark's Intro to Acting Class." Weird Black Girls: Stories, Scribner, 2024, pp. 129-74.
To cite an entire anthology or collection, begin your citation with the author, the translator if there is one, and the editor or editors, followed by a comma and "editor" or "editors". If the work has more than one author, the first or only editor should be listed in last name, first name format and the second or subsequent editors should be listed in first name, last name format. Citing an entire anthology is a rare instance in citations; you are more likely to cite a work in an anthology, above.
Chung, Bora. Cursed Bunny. Translated by Anton Hur, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022.
Vuong, Ocean. Time is a Mother, Penguin Press, 2022.
Martinez, Valerie and Shelle VanEtten Sanchez, editors. Open-Hearted Horizon: An Albuquerque Poetry Anthology, University of New Mexico Press, 2024.
Poetry may be cited as either part of a larger collection of poems or as a standalone reference. To cite a poem that is part of a collection, follow the rules for citing a work that is part of an anthology, reference or collection, with the author starting the citation, followed by the name of the poem, the name of the collection, and the editor, publisher, publication date, and page range after that.
Lechuga-Kanapilly, Adelio. "Burque." Open-Hearted Horizon: An Albuquerque Poetry Anthology, University of New Mexico Press, 2024, pp. 144-45.
If the poem is part of an author's larger collection of works (all the poems are by the same author), then there will be no editor to reference.
Vuong, Ocean. "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica." Time is a Mother, Penguin Press, 2022, pp. 36-37.
To cite a poem as a standalone source, start with the author of the poem, followed by the name of the poem, the name of the container if there is one, and any other identifying information such as publisher, publication date, page range, website, and so forth.
Shakespeare, William. Sonnet 73. The Folger Shakespeare, shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/shakespeares-sonnets/sonnet-73/.
When citing verse or drama, especially when citing commonly referenced verse or drama such as works by Shakespeare or Homer, line numbers will often be included with the text. If they are, these only need to be used in the body of your paper when citing your source. When including the source in the Works Cited, cite the work like any other book and include information on the translation used or the anthology or collection that contains the work, if appropriate.
Odysseus observes that "of all the creatures / that live and breathe and creep on earth, we humans / are weakest" (bk. 18, lines 129-31)...
In Works Cited:
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Emily Wilson, W.W. Norton, 2018.
If you are citing two works by the same author, include an abbreviated title in your paper to indicate which work you are referencing. In Works Cited, alphabetize these works by the title and only list the author for the first work. Subsequent works by the author in Works Cited begin with a long dash and a period.
One of Shakespeare's protagonists seems resolute at first when he asserts "Haste me to know't..." (Hamlet 1.5.35-37)... another tragic figure, initially initially described as "too full o' th' milk of human kindness" (Macbeth1.5.17)...
In Works Cited:
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The Riverside Shakespeare, edited by G. Blakemore Evans et al., Houghton Mifflin, 1974, pp. 1135-97.
-----. The Tragedy of Macbeth. The Riverside Shakespeare, edited by G. Blakemore Evans et al., Houghton Mifflin, 1974, pp. 1306-42.
Citing short stories is very similar to citing works that are included in an anthology, reference, or collection. Start with the author of the short story, followed by the name of the story, the collection containing it, the editor if there is one, the publisher, publication date, and the page range. Note that page ranges only include the numbers that change. For example, if the page range is 153-167, you would only need to indicate that as pp. 153-67 because the hundreds place is the same numeral (1).
Young Wolf, Royce K. "Human Eaters." Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., Vintage Books, 2023, pp. 216-25.
If the literary work you are citing is part of the author's own collection of works (all of the works in the collection are written by the same author), there will not be an editor to reference. The work is cited similarly to a chapter in a book by a single author.
Chakrabarti, Jai. "Lilavati's Fire." A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories, Alfred A. Knopf, 2023, pp. 21-38.
Kakimoto, Megan Kamalei. "The Love and Decline of the Corpse Flower." Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare: Stories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023, pp. 230-58.
If the literary work you are citing has been cited, list the name of the translator in the citation after the book title, similarly to a translated book where you want to emphasize the author and not the translator.
Murakami, Haruki. "Carnaval." First Person Singular: Stories. Translated by Philip Gabriel, Alfred A. Knopf, 2020, pp. 163-97.