Words / B2

an-THOL-uh-jee/ænˈθɒlədʒi/

An anthology is a published collection of poems, stories, or other pieces by various writers: a poetry anthology; an anthology of. A collection is broader (already in the dictionary); a collected works is usually one author; a reader is a teaching set. Name the poem in the anthology, then the page. Mix-up: anthology vs anthropology (this batch); apology (already in the dictionary); do not write anthology for a single worksheet poem.

Meaning

A published collection of poems, stories, or other pieces by various writers.

Examples

• “Name the poem in the anthology, then the page, the literature paper said.”
• “An anthology of folk song featured in the music source, which is the mixed-author sense — still name the editor.”

Good to know

a poetry / short-story anthology; an anthology of. Broader: collection (already in B1). Contrast: collected works (one author). Trap: anthropology / a single poem. Literature and music. A published mixed collection — name the piece and the page.

Near in meaning

collection, selection, reader

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