Citing poem by unknown author in an anthology (MLA)?

Posted by admin on November 1st, 2011 and filed under poem anthology | 1 Comment »

Okay, so I’m writing a paper on "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The copy I’m reading is in the Norton Anthology of English Literature. The author of the poem is unknown. Here is my "Works Cited" page citation:

“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and M.H. Abrams. 8th ed. Vol. 1. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. 162-213. Print.

Is there anything wrong with that? Also, how do I parenthetically cite lines of the poem? Keep in mind I need to cite line numbers rather than pages and the author is unknown.

I am in the same boat as you. I cited mine the same way except with different pages. I only included the pages from the anthology I used so since mine wasn’t until part 4 and only on one page. Otherwise looks good.