IDENTITY
‘Dickens’ (chapter/essay in Histoire de la littérature anglaise)
Other Nonfiction
Work Summary
A critical study of Charles Dickens within Taine's Histoire de la littérature anglaise. The chapter considers Dickens's fiction, characters, humour and social observation as expressions of English society and national character.
Evidence Summary
He quotes Taine's judgment on the English character and returns to it in later letters.
The critical essay becomes a recurring interpretive reference for Dickens and English character.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Hippolyte Taine
Work
‘Dickens’ (chapter/essay in Histoire de la littérature anglaise)
Years / Period
22 Jun 1883
Van Gogh Relation
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EVIDENCE
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Evidence Trail
22 Jun 1883 — Letter 356
Quoted / Copied · Read / quoted
Van Gogh says he recently read a curious comment in Taine's essay on Dickens.
Response: He quotes Taine's judgment on the English character and returns to it in later letters.
Connection: The critical essay becomes a recurring interpretive reference for Dickens and English character.
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