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Chicago 18th Edition Citation Guide

Primary Within a Secondary Source Example

Primary Sources found within Secondary Sources

Generally it is better to try and track down where the secondary source found the primary source that you want to use. If you can't find it, make sure to cite both the primary and the secondary source.

Footnote/Endnote 

Example: 

61. Louis, Zukofsky, "Sincerity and Objectification," Poetry 37 (February 1931): 269, quoted in Bonnie Costello, Marianne Moore: Imaginary Possessions (Harvard University Press, 1981), 78.

Bibliography

Example: 

Zukofsky, Louis. "Sincerity and Objectification." Poetry 37 (February 1931): 269, quoted in Bonnie Costello. Marianne Moore: Imaginary Possessions (Harvard University Press, 1981).