Citing Contemporary Literary Criticism and Similar Gale Products

When citing criticism reprinted in the Literary Criticism Series (CLC, TCLC, NCLC, DLB, etc.), students should provide complete bibliographic information so that the cited essay can be located in the original print or electronic source. Students who quote directly from reprinted criticism may use any accepted bibliographic format, such as University of Chicago Press style or Modem Language association (MLA) style. Both the MLA and the University of Chicago formats are acceptable and recognized as being the current standards for citations. It is important, however, to choose one format for all citations; do not mix the two formats within a list of citations.

The examples below follow recommendations for preparing a works cited list set forth in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. (New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1999); the first example pertains to material drawn from periodicals, the second to material reprinted from books:

Morrison, Jago. “Narration and Unease in Ian McEwan’s Later Fiction.” Critique 42.3 (spring 2001): 253-68. Reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 169. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 212-20.

Brossard, Nicole. “Poetic Politics.” The Politics of Poetic Form: Poetry and Public Policy. Ed. Charles Bernstein. New York: Roof Books, 1990. 73-82. Reprinted in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Janet Witalec. Vol. 169. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 3-8.

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