Letters are one way of communicating that is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Moreover, the correspondence itself has inspired many prominent writers to create true literary masterpieces, realized by means of the epistolary genre.
The first examples of literary works written in the tradition of the epistolary genre were presented to readers in the seventeenth century, but the real popularity of novels in letters is gaining unprecedented popularity. In form, these are cycles of letters from one or more characters. Novels written in the form of correspondence can be found among the literary heritage of the most prominent writers, thinkers and philosophers.
But the epistolary genre gained real popularity only in the eighteenth century, mainly in the works of sentimental writers. Correspondence can be found in the works of Chauderlo de Laclo, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and other prominent writers. It is the form of correspondence that provides an opportunity to convey the complex evolution of the inner world of the hero, his experience, perception of the events of the plot through the prism of his own perception and personal experience of a hero.
Contemporary American and world English-language literature, absorbing the experience of the classics, did not abandon the form of the epistolary novel, although it gave it new features and characteristics. Quite often such works are extremely bright, exciting and emotional. No less interesting are the letters of prominent personalities that make up a significant part of memoirs.
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