The Formulas of Popular Fiction
Title | The Formulas of Popular Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Faktorovich |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2014-09-22 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0786474130 |
This book creates a taxonomy for the major bestselling fictional genres: romance (e.g., authors Heyer, Cartland, Woodiwiss and Roberts), religious and inspirational (Corelli and Douglas), mystery and detective (Conan Doyle, Christie and Mankell), and science fiction, horror and fantasy (Wells, Tolkien, Orwell, Niven, King and Rowling). Chapters look at a genre from its roots to its most recent works. The structural patterns in the plot, characters and setting of these genres are then explained. The book also provides a critique of currently popular hyper-formulaic, hack, unliterary writings that have multiplied in recent decades. Special topics such as the publishing oligopoly and the resulting homogeneity among bestselling works and the steady movement from literary to unliterary fiction are also examined.
Adventure, Mystery, and Romance
Title | Adventure, Mystery, and Romance PDF eBook |
Author | John G. Cawelt |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2014-02-07 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 022614870X |
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 Puzo's The Godfather, Dorothy Sayers's The Nine Tailors, and Owen Wister's 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.
The Basic Formulas of Fiction
Title | The Basic Formulas of Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | William Foster Harris |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2012-04-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781258286224 |
˜Theœ basic formulas of fiction
Title | ˜Theœ basic formulas of fiction PDF eBook |
Author | William F. Harris |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1973 |
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ISBN |
The Basic Formulas of Fiction
Title | The Basic Formulas of Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | William Foster Harris |
Publisher | Literary Licensing, LLC |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2012-04-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781258288341 |
Domestic Allegories of Political Desire
Title | Domestic Allegories of Political Desire PDF eBook |
Author | Claudia Tate |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0195108574 |
"As a pioneering work, it is itself critical history."--Women's Review of Books. "Tate's book deserves an honored place in historical literature."--American Historical Review.
The Basic Formulas of Fiction. (Revised Edition.).
Title | The Basic Formulas of Fiction. (Revised Edition.). PDF eBook |
Author | William Foster HARRIS |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1960 |
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