Correspondence

The correspondence is an exchange of Courrier generally prolonged over one long period. The term rather indicates personal exchanges of mail than administrative.

Literary correspondence

See also: Correspondence (literature)

The correspondence can also become the support of a epistolary work , i.e. a regular exchange of mail whose contents have a proven literary value (if the letters are fictitious, one will speak about epistolary Roman). This aspect of the literature is particularly marked as from the 20th century, in concomitance with the development of the sociology of Article.

However, certain correspondences former to this period also knew a recognition in their time, like those of Érasme or Rene Descartes.

Biographical value of the correspondence

The correspondences of authors or known thinkers became a leading stake of scale today, often bringing a new light, under the prism of the intimacy, on already well-known works.

Correspondence & History

The correspondence is also an emotional support, for the correspondent war which wrote with their godmother of war during the First World War. With time, these letters became an invaluable information source on the way in which the conflict was perceived by the “Poilus”.

Educational support