Abstract:
Is letter-writing dead? Has the internet killed it? In “Yours Truly,” Eric D. Lehman finds that while the style may be changing, the form of correspondence known as a letter is alive and well. Just as a conversation is more than delivering news, expressing your thoughts to a reader fully and completely, whether on paper or on an electronic screen, transcends the mere message in both its intention and effect. And even though the resulting letters are personal documents usually intended for one reader, they can be considered literature just as readily as an autobiography or personal essay.
