(June 19, 2016 at 4:02 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I have seen some of them. I'm not aware of a full published and translated collection but there are two points that stick in memory. One is that by Medieval standards, literacy was far more commonplace. I recall one sent by one woman to another inviting her to a party which tells us that (radical idea!) women were educated. Also, one does not see the incessant praising of fucking god that one sees in Medieval writing.
They are translated. I've got a book on them somewhere. Can't tell you the title right now, since it's not in my field of vision. What strikes me most are how much they obviously loved and missed each other when being apart. How they talked about everyday life, such as one soldier writing home to be sent some socks or some woman inviting another to her birthday party. Down to earth stuff that perfectly relates to our own lives.