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IDENTITY

Amschaspands et Darvands — chapter 16

Religion / Bible

Work Summary

A devotional prose poem presenting moral and spiritual struggle through an allegorical conflict between forces of good and evil. Its imagery emphasizes courage, perseverance and the need to continue the struggle despite hardship and discouragement.

Evidence Summary

He explicitly says he had the little book in his pocket and read it under the trees by the canals.

The text supplied courage-oriented devotional imagery; no visual influence is inferred.

CONTEXT

Author / Source

Hugues Félicité Robert de Lamennais

Work

Amschaspands et Darvands — chapter 16

Years / Period

12 Jun 1877

Van Gogh Relation

Read, Quoted / Copied

EVIDENCE

Key Quotation

CONNECTIONS

Evidence Trail

12 Jun 1877 — Letter 120

Read · Read / quoted

Van Gogh quotes a prose poem while carrying and reading the Lamennais book during a walk.

Response: He explicitly says he had the little book in his pocket and read it under the trees by the canals.

Connection: The text supplied courage-oriented devotional imagery; no visual influence is inferred.

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