No. Giving credit where due allows people to recognise authors they enjoyed the work of, as well as know who they should thank or pay for the work.
It was written by an anonymous author It was written by an anonymous author
Alcoholics Anonymous has written: 'Survey of Alcoholics Anonymous in Great Britain 1991'
Anonymous has written: 'Tractatus De Discantu/Concerning Discant'
The author of the MYSTERY DOCUMENT is anonymous.
Anonymous poetry refers to poems where the author's identity is unknown or intentionally concealed. These poems are attributed to "Anonymous" to signify that the creator is not identified. This anonymity sometimes adds to the mystery and intrigue of the work.
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anonymous (əˈnɒnɪməs) - adj1.from or by a person, author, etc, whose name is unknown or withheld: an anonymous letter2.having no known name
Author unknown, also Anonymous.
The author would prefer to be anonymous.
To cite an anonymous quote in MLA format, include the phrase "Anonymous" in place of the author's name in the in-text citation and the works cited entry. For example, (Anonymous).
An author unknown byline will usually have the byline signed as "Anonymous". Sometimes things get written or said and people do not know who said them so they say it was Anonymous.
I have this listed as "author anonymous" on a recording of guitar duet music.