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Definition of epistolary in English: epistolaryadjective ɪˈpɪst(ə)ˌləriəˈpɪstəˌlɛri 1(of a literary work) in the form of letters. 书信体小说。 Example sentencesExamples - Richardson's epistolary novels hinge entirely on the emotional lives of his characters.
- Shklovsky's second literary book - Zoo, or Letters Not about Love - takes the form of an epistolary novel.
- ‘This is an epistolary novel so heartbreaking that no one is likely to surpass its emotional effects in a letter form’, writes Irving.
- Also in 2004, her infamous epistolary vampire novel, The Letters of Mina Harker, was reprinted by the University of Wisconsin Press.
- In one sense it is an epistolary novel, replete with plot and characters, scenes and backdrops.
- 1.1literary Relating to the writing of letters.
Example sentencesExamples - One method used by writers of young adult literature to express these themes has been the epistolary, or letter writing form.
- And the epistolary appearance of Lord Peter's mother - the apparently fluttery but always acute duchess, is certainly a Sayers highlight.
- I think we're in a new epistolary age where style, ideas and facts matter.
- Great care and attention should be devoted to epistolary correspondence, as nothing exhibits want of taste and judgment so much as a slovenly letter.
- There is a long tradition of epistolary relationships and the only difference between us and, say, Victorian letter writers is that our letters get there faster.
OriginMid 17th century: from French épistolaire or Latin epistolaris, from epistola (see epistle). Definition of epistolary in US English: epistolaryadjectiveəˈpɪstəˌlɛriəˈpistəˌlerē 1(of a literary work) in the form of letters. 书信体小说。 Example sentencesExamples - Richardson's epistolary novels hinge entirely on the emotional lives of his characters.
- ‘This is an epistolary novel so heartbreaking that no one is likely to surpass its emotional effects in a letter form’, writes Irving.
- Shklovsky's second literary book - Zoo, or Letters Not about Love - takes the form of an epistolary novel.
- Also in 2004, her infamous epistolary vampire novel, The Letters of Mina Harker, was reprinted by the University of Wisconsin Press.
- In one sense it is an epistolary novel, replete with plot and characters, scenes and backdrops.
- 1.1literary Relating to the writing of letters.
Example sentencesExamples - Great care and attention should be devoted to epistolary correspondence, as nothing exhibits want of taste and judgment so much as a slovenly letter.
- I think we're in a new epistolary age where style, ideas and facts matter.
- And the epistolary appearance of Lord Peter's mother - the apparently fluttery but always acute duchess, is certainly a Sayers highlight.
- There is a long tradition of epistolary relationships and the only difference between us and, say, Victorian letter writers is that our letters get there faster.
- One method used by writers of young adult literature to express these themes has been the epistolary, or letter writing form.
OriginMid 17th century: from French épistolaire or Latin epistolaris, from epistola (see epistle). |