Women AND the Epistolary Novel

The article analyzes that novel of letters is highly political and fairly unsubtle about its opinions on race and gender. It also describes that it is a woman's story, and it celebrates the feminine sphere of living. Community is formed around female activities; it becomes a symbol of female friendship. The traditionally feminine occupations are in fact what saves the men in the epistolary novels from their misery.

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