The first claims that the genre is originated from novels with inserted letters, in which the portion containing the third-person narrative in between the letters was gradually reduced.
There are two theories on the genesis of the epistolary novel. An important strategic device in the epistolary novel for creating the impression of authenticity of the letters is the fictional editor. It is thus able to demonstrate differing points of view without recourse to the device of an omniscient narrator. The epistolary form can add greater realism to a story, because it mimics the workings of real life.
In German, this type of novel is known as a Briefroman. The word epistolary is derived from Latin from the Greek word ἐπιστολή epistolē, meaning a letter (see epistle). More recently, epistolaries may include electronic documents such as recordings and radio, blog posts, and e-mails.
The term is often extended to cover novels which intersperse documents of other kinds with the letters, most commonly diary entries and newspaper clippings, and sometimes considered to include novels composed of documents even if they don't include letters at all.
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Title page of the second edition of Samuel Richardson's epistolary novel Pamela or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), a bestselling early epistolary novel which prompted artistic interest in the epistolary formĪn epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of letters.
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