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

This guide will help you cite sources in MLA Citation Style 7th Edition

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:
 
Example 1
 
      Parenthetical Citation:
 
      (Wolfson 227-29) 
 
 
      Works Cited:
    
 
Example 2
 
      Parenthetical Citation:
 
      (Kepner 30) 
 
      Works Cited:
     

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