IDENTITY
King Lear
Literature
Work Summary
A tragedy in which the ageing King Lear divides his kingdom according to his daughters' declarations of love and rejects the truthful Cordelia. The resulting political and family catastrophe explores authority, blindness, loyalty, madness, suffering and recognition.
Evidence Summary
He calls Kent as noble and distinguished a character as a figure by Thomas de Keyser.
Explicit literature–painting comparison.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
William Shakespeare
Work
King Lear
Years / Period
22–24 Jun 1880
Van Gogh Relation
Read, Compared / Connected, Discussed / Commented On
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
22–24 Jun 1880 — Letter 155
Compared / Connected · Discussed character / compared with painting
Van Gogh discusses Kent in King Lear.
Response: He calls Kent as noble and distinguished a character as a figure by Thomas de Keyser.
Connection: Explicit literature–painting comparison.
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