Mla Book Chapter Citation

When each of the book s chapters is written by a different author.

Mla book chapter citation. Give the last name and name as presented in the source e. The chapter is the source article and the book is the first container. When citing a book chapter include the page numbers for the entire chapter not just the portion you are citing.

To cite a book chapter in a reference entry in mla style 8th edition include the following elements. For a single page. In mla style you should cite a specific chapter or work within a book in two situations.

When the book is a collection of self contained works such as poems plays or short stories even if they are all written by the same author. You have to indicate both the in text and work cited citations alongside mentioning both the author and the editor. Watson john and john watson.

When citing from a book that has been edited by someone other than the writer of the chapter the chapter writer s name is cited first followed by the title of the chapter.