Epistolography is the art or practice of writing letters, with particular regard to their timeframe and cultural environment. Generally, the letters were written for a public audience, however, private letters could be useful for a better knowing of the author and his works.

Context

According from the subjective perspective of the writer, the epistle belongs with Autobiography

Autobiography

An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...

, the confessions

Confessions

Confessions may refer to:*The plural of confession* Confessions , a series of books composed by St. Augustine of Hippo circa AD 397* Confessions , an autobiography by Jean-Jacques Rousseau...

, the journal

Journal

__FORCETOC__A journal has several related meanings:* a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary....

, the memories or the monologue

Monologue

In theatre, a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media...

Classification

The letter or the epistle its a quite flexible genre that could have plenty of uses or classifications. From transmitter point of view,