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John G. Cawelti, The Concept of Formula in the Study of Popular Literature, The Bulletin of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Vol. 5, Papers of the Midwest Modern Language Association, Number 2. Criticism and Culture (1972), pp. 115-123
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