{"product_id":"adventure-mystery-and-romance-formula-stories-as-art-and-popular-culture-phoenix-series-9780226098678","title":"Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture (Phoenix Series)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture (Phoenix Series)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Cawelti, John G.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780226098678.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985797935157,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226098672","price":26.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226098678_20e2cfe1-42e9-47d4-934e-0a5f40b2244a.jpg?v=1778645695","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/adventure-mystery-and-romance-formula-stories-as-art-and-popular-culture-phoenix-series-9780226098678","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}