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.]] | ||
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| - | A '''love letter''' is a popular way to express feelings of [[love]] in [[writing|written form]]. Sometimes sent in the [[mail]], and increasingly by [[electronic mail]], the [[letter]] may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation of feelings. | + | 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. |
| - | Sometimes letters are preferable to face-to-face contact because they can be written as the thoughts come to the author. This may allow feelings to be more easily expressed than if the writer were in the beloved's presence. Further, expressing strong emotional feelings to paper or some other permanent form can be an expression within itself of desire and the importance of the beloved and the lover's emotions. The expression of feelings may be made to an existing love or in the hope of establishing a new [[personal relationship|relationship]]. The increasing rarity and consequent emotional charm of personal mail may also serve to emphasize the emotional importance of the message. | + | 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. |
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Personal letter]] | ||
| + | *[[Epistolary novel]] | ||
| + | *''[[Letters of a Portuguese Nun]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Love Letters of Great Men]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Lettres à Sophie]]'' | ||
| - | As with any letter, a love letter could be written in any structure or style. One historically popular method is as a [[sonnet]] or other form of [[poem]]. [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Shakespeare's sonnets|sonnets]] are often cited as good examples of how to write emotional themes. There have been published books collecting models and suggestions for love letters. | ||
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| - | After the end of a relationship, returning love letters to the sender or burning them can symbolise the hurt felt. | ||
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| - | 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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A love letter is a popular way to express feelings of love in written form. It may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation of feelings. There have been published books collecting models and suggestions for love letters.
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.
See also
- Personal letter
- Epistolary novel
- Letters of a Portuguese Nun
- Love Letters of Great Men
- Lettres à Sophie
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