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IDENTITY

Ivan Serguiévitch Tourguénef

Periodical / Journalism

Work Summary

A critical and biographical essay on Ivan Turgenev by Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé. It introduces the Russian novelist's life and fiction to French readers while considering his style, psychological observation and place in Russian literature.

Evidence Summary

The article may underlie his comparison involving Turgenev.

Possible textual source only.

CONTEXT

Author / Source

Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé

Work

Ivan Serguiévitch Tourguénef

Years / Period

Jan 1886

Van Gogh Relation

Compared / Connected, Uncertain / Probable

EVIDENCE

Key Quotation

CONNECTIONS

Evidence Trail

Jan 1886 — Letter 557, note 11

Uncertain / Probable · Possible textual source

Editors propose this Revue des Deux Mondes article as a possible source for Van Gogh's expression.

Response: The article may underlie his comparison involving Turgenev.

Connection: Possible textual source only.

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