Sincerely Yours: An Analysis of the Nature and Strengths of Epistolary Fiction

Author

Elizabeth Anne Taylor

Date of Award

2009

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Ronald Schroeder

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis focuses on the accomplishments of epistolary fiction and what it offers writers. The thesis begins with a study of the history and evolution of the form to develop a base for ideas presented in the following sections. It addresses the challenges posed by the epistolary foi*m as well as the form’s possibilities. The thesis investigates specific possibilities writing techniques used in epistolary form and their effects on both the characters and readers. The concentration is on six different epistolary novels written between the mid 1600’s and today. The central argument of this thesis offers an assessment of the strengths of epistolary fiction, and a claim that shows how these strengths are evident in epistolary novels spanning the last three and a half centuries.

Recommended Citation

Taylor, Elizabeth Anne, "Sincerely Yours: An Analysis of the Nature and Strengths of Epistolary Fiction" (2009). Honors Theses. 2437.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2437

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