epistolatory

• Das Verfassen von Briefen oder die Briefwechsel betreffend; in der Literaturwissenschaft eine Gattung, die in Briefform verfasst ist.

Relating to the writing of letters or to correspondence.

1. Relating to lettersC2formal

   Characteristic of or conducted through written correspondence; written in the form of a series of letters.

   Briefe betreffend

   • The 18th-century novel is written in an epistolatory style, using letters between the characters.
   • They maintained an epistolatory friendship for over thirty years, never meeting in person.
   • The historian discovered a valuable epistolatory collection revealing personal thoughts of the era.
   • Her epistolatory skills were so refined that every letter read like a piece of literature.