Epistolary to an Epistolary

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An avid writer of stories

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Somewhere online

My dearest Epistolary, (letter 1)

I hope this letter finds you well.

In my attempts to formulate a proper format of yourself, I now endeavor to seek your opinion.

Please let me know if I am getting my facts straight about your interior makeup.

I am writing to you today to let you know that you can be categorized based on the number of people whose letters are included in your story. This gives three types of epistolary letters, novels or writings.

Your truly,

Leticia letter.

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Dear Epistolary, (letter 2)

This is a follow-up on my previous communication with you. I will go straight to the point.

The three types of epistolary writings previously mentioned are now ready for clarification. The first is the Monophonic style, which gives the letters of only one character, some examples would be like in the Letters of a Portuguese Nun and The Sorrows of Young Werther.

Newspaper clippings would not likely be monophonic, since it would feature multiple characters. I readily confess that I am still in the learning process of completely understanding this concept of writing.

Sincerely

Leticia Letter.

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To Epistolary, (letter 3)

Per my previous conveyance of the knowledge of types of the epistolary, I further note the following:

The second type of the format is the Dialogic, which gives the letters of two characters. Example being Mme Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Letters of Fanni Butler (1757).

I remain yours truly.

Naive Interpreter (for Leticia Letter)

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Memorandum to Epistolary

This serves to inform you of the third type of epistolary, the Polyphonic, which has three or more letter-writing characters, such as in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A crucial element in polyphonic epistolary stories like Clarissa and Dangerous Liaisons is the dramatic device of 'discrepant awareness': the simultaneous but separate correspondences of the heroines and the villains, creating dramatic tension. They can also be classified according to their type and quantity of use of non-letter documents.

This however, will have obvious correlations with the number of voices - for example, newspaper clippings feature considerably in polyphonic writings.

Signed,

Leticia & Co.

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To Whom It May Concern:

The epistolary form can add greater realism to a story, because it mimics the workings of real life. It is thus able to demonstrate differing points of view without recourse to the device of an omniscient narrator (having or seeming to have unlimited knowledge). This can prove to be an important strategic device in the epistolary novel or writings, thus creating the impression of authenticity of the letters but using a fictional editor.

Casual situating remarks are a hallmark of epistolary poems. Use such effects throughout the writing to achieve meandering, digressive, and conversational styles. These poems are chatty, ask questions, and make inside or private jokes.

More recently, epistolaries may include electronic documents such as recordings and radio, blog posts, and e-mails.

Anonymously yours.

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