Download or read book Intercepted Letters written by Thomas E. Jenkins and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intercepted Letters examines the phenomenon of epistolarity within a range of classical Greek and Roman texts, with a focus on letters as symbols for larger, culturally constructed processes of reading and writing. Beginning with the myth of Palamedes and continuing through to the poets of the Roman period, Intercepted Letters examines the importance of epistolary motifs in narratives concerning power, voice, and interpretation