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Book Chapters
This type of citation includes all of the elements of a regular book citation, along with a few additional pieces of information. Individual chapters are usually cited when they form part of an edited collection, which contains chapters or essays contributed by several different authors.
| Citation Elements | Item Details | Sample Citations |
|---|---|---|
| Author(s) | Eco, Umberto | MLA Style:
Eco, Umberto. “Casablanca: Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage.” Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader. Ed. David Lodge. New York: Longman, 1988. 446-455. Print. |
| Chapter Title | Casablanca: Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage | |
| Book Title | Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader | |
| Editor(s) | Lodge, David | |
| Place of Publication | New York | APA Style:
Eco, U. (1988). Casablanca: Cult movies and intertextual collage. In D. Lodge (Ed.), Modern criticism and theory: A reader (pp. 446-455). New York, NY: Longman. |
| Publisher Name | Longman | |
| Year of Publication | 1988 | |
| Page Numbers | 446-455 | |
| Medium of Publication |
Distinguishing Features
- The citation includes two titles: the title of the individual chapter and the title of the book in which it is published
- The place of publication and publisher name indicate that the item is part of a book
- Information about the editor(s) is given (Note that regular book citations can also contain this element, so you need to confirm other features of a book chapter citation)
- The citation contains the page number range for the chapter