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Meteor in the Madhouse

By John G. Cawelti (editor), Merle Drown (editor), Leon Forrest and Marianne Forrest (foreword by)

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Hardcover:

9780810151147 | Triquarterly Books, February 1, 2001, cover price $26.95

Paperback:

9780810128057 | Triquarterly Books, August 31, 2011, cover price $21.95

Miscellaneous:

9780810119970 | Triquarterly Books, February 1, 2001, cover price $26.95

Mystery, Violence, and Popular Culture

Product Description: Mystery, Violence, and Popular Culture is John G. Cawelti’s discussion of American popular culture and violence, from its precursors in Homer and Shakespeare to the Lone Ranger and Superman. Cawelti deciphers the overt sexuality, detached violence, and political intrigue embedded within Batman and ...read more

By John G. Cawelti

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Hardcover:

9780299196301 | Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, July 7, 2004, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: Mystery, Violence, and Popular Culture is John G.

Paperback:

9780299196349 | Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, June 1, 2004, cover price $21.95

The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel

By John G. Cawelti

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Hardcover:

9780879727857 | Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, January 1, 1999, cover price $49.95

Paperback:

9780879727864 | Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, February 1, 1999, cover price $18.95

Leon Forrest: Introductions and Interpretations

Product Description: The four novels of Leon Forrest are one of the major glories of contemporary African-American fiction. From the intense inwardness of There Is a Tree More Ancient than Eden to the epic comedy of Divine Days, Forrest's work presents a vision of African-American culture which is unique in its complexity and depth...read more

By John G. Cawelti (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780879727338 | Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, February 1, 1997, cover price $44.95

Paperback:

9780879727345 | Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, June 1, 1997, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The four novels of Leon Forrest are one of the major glories of contemporary African-American fiction.

Imitations of Life: A Reader on Film & Television Melodrama

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By Charles Affron (corporate author), Peter Brooks (corporate author), John G. Cawelti (corporate author), Thomas Elsaesser (corporate author) and Daniel Gerould (corporate author)

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Paperback:

9780814320655 | Wayne State Univ Pr, February 1, 1991, cover price $35.95

Apostles of the Self Made Man

Describes the concept of success in America from Ben Franklin to Dale Carnegie showing how the measure of success has changed

By John G. Cawelti

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Hardcover:

9780226098647, titled "Apostles of the Self-Made Man," | Univ of Chicago Pr, November 1, 1965, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Describes the concept of success in America from Ben Franklin to Dale Carnegie showing how the measure of success has changed

Paperback:

9780226098654 | Univ of Chicago Pr, January 1, 1989, cover price $22.01

9780226098708, titled "Apostles of the Self-Made Man" | Reprint edition (Univ of Chicago Pr, September 1, 1988), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Describes the concept of success in America from Ben Franklin to Dale Carnegie showing how the measure of success has changed

The Spy Story

Traces the history of the spy story, explains why it has becomeso popular, and examines the works of Buchan, Ambler, Greene, Fleming, and Le Carre

By John G. Cawelti and Bruce A. Rosenberg

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Hardcover:

9780226098685 | Univ of Chicago Pr, May 1, 1987, cover price $42.50 | About this edition: Traces the history of the spy story, explains why it has becomeso popular, and examines the works of Buchan, Ambler, Greene, Fleming, and Le Carre

Six Gun Mystique

John Cawelti was one of the pioneers in establishing an academic respectability to the study of popular culture. As an example, he published "The Six Gun Mystique" which was based on an analysis of the messages contained in the western novels which were very popular for many decades with the public.

By John G. Cawelti

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Hardcover:

9780879723132 | 2nd edition (Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, June 1, 1984), cover price $18.95

Paperback:

9780879723149 | 2nd edition (Popular Pr of Bowling Green State, June 1, 1984), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: John Cawelti was one of the pioneers in establishing an academic respectability to the study of popular culture.

Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories As Art and Popular Culture

A study of the popular plot formulas, and chief practitioners, of the detective and crime story, western, and social melodrama, assessing their artistic and cultural significance

By John G. Cawelti

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Paperback:

9780226098678 | Univ of Chicago Pr, July 15, 1977, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A study of the popular plot formulas, and chief practitioners, of the detective and crime story, western, and social melodrama, assessing their artistic and cultural significance

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