Books made of letters!.  A Novel written as a series of documents  Letters  Diary entries  Newspaper clippings  Blogs  Emails.

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Books made of letters!

 A Novel written as a series of documents  Letters  Diary entries  Newspaper clippings  Blogs  s

 Realism  Verisimilitude (seems like truth)  Mimics the workings of real life

 San Pedro, Diego. ~1485. Cárcel de amor (“Prison of Love”).  Boursalt, Edme Lettres de respect, d'obligation et d 'amour (Letters of Respect, Gratitude and Love.)  Howell, James Familiar Letters.

 Behn, Aphra Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and his Sister.  Richardson, Samuel Pamela.  Richardson, Samuel Clarissa.

 Epistolary style was mocked (heavily) in the 18 th Century. (remember satire was BIG!)  Henry Fielding’s Shamela (1741)

 Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) uses letters, diaries, newspapers

 Stephen King’s Carrie (1974) uses newspapers, magazine articles, letters, and excerpts from books.

 Alice Walker The Color Purple (1974) uses letters.

 The beginning and end of Frankenstein are written as letters between Captain Robert Walton and his sister Margaret Walton Saville.

 What other movies, TV shows, music, videos, books, magazines, etc., can you think of that are in this style?  Do you like this style of writing? Why or why not?  Have you ever heard the word “epistolary” before? If so, where?