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Goodbye

Posted on December 9, 2012 by rilanagravel

Reading through the Browning love letters, the opening and closing formulas are particularly interesting, since they change from more formal ones to more informal ones in the course of time. Examples for formal opening and closing formulas are the following … Continue reading →

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The varying degree of formality in John Wesley’s letters

Posted on October 14, 2012 by rilanagravel

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In the course Letters as Sociohistorical-Linguistic Documents, we have learned that social status was of great importance in the late modern English society. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that especially experienced writers applied a variety of different styles to … Continue reading →

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The Letter in Dutch Genre Paintings

Posted on September 27, 2012 by rilanagravel

Having learned that in the 18th and 19th century, people of high status liked to have themselves depicted writing a letter, I started wondering to what extent letter-writing was a central theme in the arts. In Dutch Genre Paintings in … Continue reading →

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