LETTER WRITING AS ALLEGORY FOR THE WOMAN WRITER

Аннотация

This article deals with the functional aspects of letters, arguing that the epistolary form was appropriated for an increasing variety of uses. It also charts women's growing familiarity with letter-writing practices. The chapter begins by looking at the conveying of news in women's correspondence and the ways in which letters performed social courtesies. KEYWORDS Letter-writing, literary device, epistolary fiction, woman writing, female, allegory, a contemporary allegory, female creativity, feminization, epistolary discourse.