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Adventure, mystery, and romance: Formula stories as art and popular culture

hardcover – January 1, 1976
by John G. Cawelti
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ISBN-13: 9780226098661 ISBN-10: 0226098664
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Binding
hardcover
Published
January 1, 1976
Weight
1.0 lbs
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Adventure, mystery, and romance: Formula stories as art and popular culture by John G. Cawelti. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780226098661.

In this first general theory for the analysis of popular literary formulas, John G. Cawelti reveals the artistry that underlies the best in formulaic literature. Cawelti discusses such seemingly diverse works as Mario Puzos The Godfather, Dorothy Sayerss The Nine Tailors, and Owen Wisters The Virginian in the light of his hypotheses about the cultural function of formula literature. He describes the most important artistic characteristics of popular formula stories and the differences between this literature and that commonly labeled "high" or "serious" literature. He also defines the archetypal patterns of adventure, mystery, romance, melodrama, and fantasy, and offers a tentative account of their basis in human psychology.