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Contents
Figures and Tables xi
Preface xiii
1. Introduction 3
Overview 3
A Media Literacy Approach to Genre Studies 3
2. Process 5
Analysis: Function 5
Overview 5
Other Functions of Genres 7
Comparative Media 16
Overview 16
Audience Considerations 22
Lines of Inquiry 26
3. Formulaic Analysis 28
Overview 28
Evolution of Formula 31
Formative Stage 31
Popular Stage 32
Mature Stage 33
Formulaic Elements 33
Formulaic Premise 33
Formulaic Structure 35
Formulaic Plot 40
Stock Characters 49
Formulaic Setting 51
Trappings 52
Formulaic Twists 53
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