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MLA Citation Style 7th Edition: D. Anthology or Compilation

Anthology or Compilation (153-154)

The following general format and examples refer to an anthology or compilation that has been put together by an editor.  If a compiler was responsible for the work instead of an editor, use "comp." without the quotation marks, instead of "ed."
 
General Format 
 
      Parenthetical Citation:
      (Editor Surname page number)
 
      Works Cited:
      Editor Surname, First Name, ed. Book Title: Subtitle. Place of Publication:
            Publisher, Year. Medium.
 
Example 1
 
      Parenthetical Citation:
      (Wolfson 227-29) 
 
      Works Cited:
      Wolfson, Susan J., ed.  The Cambridge Companion to Keats. Cambridge:
            Cambridge UP, 2001. Print. 
 
Example 2
 
      Parenthetical Citation:
      (Kepner 30) 
 
      Works Cited:
      Kepner, Susan Fulop, ed. and trans. The Lioness in Bloom: Modern
            Thai Fiction about Women. Berkeley: U of California P, 1996. Print. 

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