Hi all. I'm working on a paper for an American Authors class. It's concerning The Awakening by Kate Chopin. We were given a Norton's Anthology Edition of the book, which includes the text of the novel and many critical essays. We aren't allowed to use anything outside of that book, and we're required to cite at least three of the critical essays.
I'm just not sure how to do the citation. I know it's an anthology, but the title of the book itself is just The Awakening, so would that be the anthology title? And would I need to include Kate Chopin anywhere in the citation even though the critical essay isn't by her? And how would I do the parenthetical citation? (Author, #)? I apologize if this is confusing.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Greetings!
Your question isn't confusing, but citations certainly can be! It can vary a little depending on whether the essay is an original or reprint, from an online datebase, or something else, but here is the general form:
To cite the anthology itself, here is an example:
Smith, R.S., ed. The Norton Anthology of The Awakening [or whatever the title of the anthology is]. 5th ed. New York: Norton, 2000.
To cite the essay, instead of the entire anthology, it goes: name of the author of the essay cited, the title of that work, anthology title, editor's name, edition number, and publication information. For example:
Lake, Madge. "The Answer." The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Ed. R. S. Smith. 4th ed. New York: Norton, 2000. 120-129.
Use the essay author's name and the page number in the parenthetical citation (Lake 121).
I hope this helps!
Thanks,
Sarah, EssayForum.com
