1. Books made of letters!

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

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

4.  San Pedro, Diego. ~1485. Cárcel de amor (“Prison of Love”).  Boursalt, Edme. 1669. Lettres de respect, d'obligation et d 'amour (Letters of Respect, Gratitude and Love.)  Howell, James. 1666. Familiar Letters.

5.  Behn, Aphra. 1684.Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and his Sister.  Richardson, Samuel. 1740. Pamela.  Richardson, Samuel. 1749. Clarissa.

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

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

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

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

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

11.  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?