Kleynhans, Schalck Jacobus2015-05-182015-05-182015-05-18http://hdl.handle.net/10539/17781Since earliest times the letter his been characterized by a certain Stylized form. As a literary genre its sustained popularity probably derives from its personalized appeal. Specimens of letters date back to the birth of the Afrikaans language, ranging from the ordinary run-of-the-mill communication to the deliberately literary and fictional letter.enThesis