About the Letter (Model, Form, Source)
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-106X/2026e72913Abstract
While its communicative function has become almost obsolete, replaced by other options, the letter remains alive as a literary model, in both prose and verse, as a form that shapes the destiny of certain texts, and finally, as a source for the study of works, authors, and historical periods. Using several examples—many of them from Latin America—this article examines these three possibilities by reviewing, at the same time, a long-standing theoretical discussion
Key-words: Letter; Subject; Text; Literature.
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