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Classics Papersβ€”Works Cited

Vesuvius, PompeiiIf you use secondary sources in your paper you must provide a list of "works cited." This must contain only those sources which you cite in your paper. You need not include primary sourcesβ€”the works of Greek and Roman authorsβ€”as long as you have used proper inline or footnote citations throughout your work.

Please note: there is no need to indicate the medium or the electronic database housing a scholarly article or book. Resist the urge to put "web," "print," "JSTOR," or the date of accessing the item. Just include the appropriate bibliographic information.

Note that:

  • the first name or names are all abbreviated.
  • the authors' names precede the title and end with a period after the last initial.
  • the title is italicized or underlined, and ends with a period.
  • the city of publication is followed by the year of publication.
  • if the source is an article in a journal or collection of essays, then the bibliographic citation should conclude with the relevant pages.

Citing a book:

Author Last, Author First Initial. Title. City: Publisher (optional), Year Published.

Courtney, E. A Companion to Petronius. New York, 1982.

Citing a chapter of a book:

Author Last, Author First Initial. "Chapter Title." In Editor Initial., Editor Last, ed. Book Title. City, Year, Page Numbers.

Schwab, K. "Celebrations of Victory: The Metopes of the Parthenon." In J. Neils, ed. The Parthenon from Antiquity to the Present. Cambridge, 2005, 159–198.

Citing an article from a database:

Author Last, Author Initial. "Title." Journal Title. Volume.Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Numbers.

Favro, D. "Pater Urbis: Augustus as City Father of Rome." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 51.1 (1992): 61–84.

Citing an academic website:

Author Last, Author Initial. "Web Page Title." Website Title. Date Published. Publisher. <home website URL>.

Blackwell, C. "Evidence for Athenian Democracy," Demos. Jan. 24, 2003. The Stoa. <www.stoa.org>.

 


Sample Works Cited Page (note: organized alphabetically by authors' last names)

Blackwell, C. "Evidence for Athenian Democracy," Demos. Jan. 24, 2003. The Stoa. <www.stoa.org>.

Courtney, E. A Companion to Petronius. New York, 1982.

Favro, D. "Pater Urbis: Augustus as City Father of Rome." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 51.1 (1992): 61-84.

Schwab, K. "Celebrations of Victory: The Metopes of the Parthenon." In J. Neils, ed. The Parthenon from Antiquity to the Present. Cambridge, 2005, 159–198.