APA Citation (style guide)
Puchner, M. (2013). The Norton anthology of world literature. Shorter Third edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)
Puchner, Martin, 1969-. 2013. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. New York, W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)
Puchner, Martin, 1969-, The Norton Anthology of World Literature. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)
Puchner, Martin. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Shorter Third edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
WORKS CITED: Author’s last name, first name. Title of Work. Trans. Name of Translator. The Norton Anthology of World Literature. Gen. ed. Martin Puchner. 3rd ed. Vol. A/B/C. New York: Norton, 2012. Page numbers. Print.
The Epic of Gilgamesh. Trans Benjamin R.
Foster. The Norton Anthology of
World Literature. Gen. ed. Martin Puchner. 3rd ed. Vol. A. New York: Norton, 2012. 95-151. Print.
IN TEXT: Use parenthetical citations AFTER the quote!
As Arjuna prepares to enter battle against his family members, he questions, “O Krishna, what good is kingship?/What good even life and pleasure?” (Chapter 1, verse 32).
AVOID SAYING PAGE/LINE NUMBERS IN SENTENCE ITSELF: In Chapter 1, Arjuna says, “O Krishna, what good is kingship?/What good even life and pleasure?”
- Save page numbers for citation; instead, give context for quote (who says it, what is happening, etc)!
MORE ON IN-TEXT CITATIONS: For your short papers and other papers, here is how you should do your in-text citations from Norton World Anthology texts:
For texts with line numbers and section numbers: instead of citing the page number, instead cite section and line number
Gilgamesh: cite the tablet number and the line number. For the first time you cite it, write the words “tablet” and “lines” out: (Tablet X, line 13). After that, just give numbers: (X.14-17).
Bhagavad Gita: cite the chapter number and the verse number. For the first time you cite it, write the words “chapter” and “verse” out: (Chapter 3, verse 33). After that, just give numbers (3.43).
Medea: cite the line number of the text. For the first time you cite it, write the word “lines” out: (lines 119-120). From there on out, just cite the number (143-145). Same goes for Hymn to the Aten.
Sakuntala and Othello: cite the act and line number. For the first time you cite it, write the words “act” and “lines” out: (Act IV, lines 119-120). After that, just give numbers (IV.119-120).
Short poems (Tang dynasty poems: cite the line number of the poem. For the first time you cite it, write the word “lines” out: (line 1). From there on out, just cite the number (1).
The Pillow Book: cite entry number and page number (20, p. 1136).
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: cite the Fitt and line number. For the first time you cite it, write the words “Fitt” and “lines” out: (Fitt 1, lines 70-73). After that, just give numbers (1.70-73).
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