Adventure, mystery, and romance
formula stories as art and popular culture
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Author
Publication
1976 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
84,000 words, Guess
Page Count
336 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17754258M
- ISBN-100226098664
- OCLC Control Number1528280
- OCLC Control Numberadventuremystery0000cawe
- Library of Congress Control Number75005077
and 2 more
- LibraryThing120373
- Goodreads4807441
Classifications
- DDC808.3
- LCCPN3355 .C36
First Sentence
In general, a literary formula is a structure of narrative or dramatic conventions employed in a great number of individual works.
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