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This collection of essays is devoted to last letters : letters sent - or not - to sever a relationship, to mark the end of a phase in one's life, or letters written by people about to be executed or commit suicide just before their deaths. Conversely, some of the letters analysed are fictional, and still other forms of texts, such as poems, are considered ultimate messages by the authors of the articles. By focussing on various forms of last letters, the contributors aim to define the influen...

Last letters before death --- Imaginary letters --- Letters in literature. --- Suicide in literature. --- Letters --- Letter writing --- Death, Last letters before --- Farewells --- Correspondence --- Biographical sources --- Literature --- Letters as a theme in literature --- History and criticism. --- History.