IDENTITY
Afternoon in February
Literature
Work Summary
A short lyric describing a wintry afternoon through bare trees, snow, fading light and distant sounds. The poem turns a quiet seasonal landscape into a meditation on stillness, distance and the subdued atmosphere of late winter.
Evidence Summary
The poem was selected for copying among material preserved with his correspondence.
Direct textual selection and copying.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Work
Afternoon in February
Years / Period
between Dec 1874 and Mar 1876
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
between Dec 1874 and Mar 1876 — RM03
Quoted / Copied · Copied in full / anthology material
The official letter edition catalogues RM03 as Van Gogh's copy of Longfellow's Afternoon in February.
Response: The poem was selected for copying among material preserved with his correspondence.
Connection: Direct textual selection and copying.
Related Research Nodes
Study Subject
Themes
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