epistolary

[US]/ɪ'pɪst(ə),lərɪ/
[UK]/ɪ'pɪstəlɛri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. vedrørende eller lignende bogstaver eller brevskrivning, i bogstavform

Phrases & Collocations

epistolary novel

epistolær roman

epistolary literature

epistolær litteratur

Real-world Examples

It takes courage to adapt an epistolary novel for the screen, particularly one as psychologically complex as this one.

Det kræver mod at tilpasse en brevroman til skærmen, især en så psykologisk kompleks som denne.

Source: The Economist - Arts

It bore only two notes and the morning journals, but he knew that within the week it would groan under its epistolary burden.

Det bar kun to toner og de morgenlige dagbøger, men han vidste, at det inden for en uge ville knage under sin brevroman-byrde.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

So far it was easy to recognize the tone--from " Daddy-Long-Legs" and " Molly-Make-Believe, " sprightly and sentimental epistolary collections enjoying a vogue in the States.

Indtil videre var det let at genkende tonen - fra " Daddy-Long-Legs" og " Molly-Make-Believe, " livlige og sentimentale brevroman-samlinger, der nød en popularitet i staterne.

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

His first thought was of some dark menace from abroad; then he reflected that he did not know her epistolary style, and that it might run to picturesque exaggeration.

Hans første tanke var om en mørk trussel udefra; så han overvejede, at han ikke kendte hendes brevroman-stil, og at den kunne være præget af malerisk overdrivelse.

Source: The Age of Innocence (Part One)

There was no need to mess it up with bells and whistles, although I did add a number of epistolary interludes (passages from fictional books, a diary entry, letters, teletype bulletins) between narrative segments.

Der var ikke behov for at rode med klokker og fløjsler, selvom jeg tilføjede en række brevroman-interluder (uddrag fra fiktive bøger, en dagbogsnotering, breve, telex-bulletiner) mellem narrative segmenter.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

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