Love letter
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| - | [[Image:Carte du tendre.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''[[Map of Tendre]]'' (''Carte du Tendre'') is a French map of an [[imaginary country]] called ''[[Tendre]]'' produced by several hands (including [[Catherine de Rambouillet]]). It appeared as an engraving (attributed to [[François Chauveau]]) in the first part of [[Madeleine de Scudéry]]'s 1654-61 novel ''[[Clélie]]''. It shows a geography entirely based around the theme of [[love]] according to the [[Précieuses]] of that era: the river of Inclination flows past the villages of "Billet Doux" ([[love letter|Love Letter]]), "Petits Soins" (Little Trinkets) and so forth.]] | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | "Ah ! well ! Let us write this [[love letter]] that I have written over and over again a hundred times in my mind, so that it is ready , and putting my soul beside the paper , I have simply to copy it."--''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play) |Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1897) by Edmond Rostand | ||
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| + | [[Image:Carte du tendre.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''[[Map of Tendre]]'' has a village called "Billet Doux" ([[love letter|Love Letter]])]] | ||
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| - | A '''love letter''' is a popular way to express feelings of [[love]] in [[writing|written form]]. It may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation of [[feeling]]s. There have been published books collecting models and suggestions for love [[letter]]s. | + | A '''love letter''' is an expression of [[love]] in written form. However delivered, the [[Letter (message)|letter]] may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings. |
| Some [[stationery]] companies produce [[paper]] and [[envelope]]s specifically for love letters. Some of these are [[olfaction|scented]], though some people like to use their own [[perfume]] to strengthen the impact of the letter. | Some [[stationery]] companies produce [[paper]] and [[envelope]]s specifically for love letters. Some of these are [[olfaction|scented]], though some people like to use their own [[perfume]] to strengthen the impact of the letter. | ||
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"Ah ! well ! Let us write this love letter that I have written over and over again a hundred times in my mind, so that it is ready , and putting my soul beside the paper , I have simply to copy it."--Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) by Edmond Rostand |
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A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings.
Some stationery companies produce paper and envelopes specifically for love letters. Some of these are scented, though some people like to use their own perfume to strengthen the impact of the letter.
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See also
- Personal letter
- Epistolary novel
- Letters of a Portuguese Nun
- Love Letters of Great Men
- Lettres à Sophie
- Cyrano de Bergerac
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