IDENTITY
La fille Elisa
Literature
Work Summary
A naturalist novel about Élisa, a prostitute whose violent crime leads to imprisonment. Goncourt follows her background and incarceration with documentary attention to sexuality, poverty, punishment and the psychological effects of prison discipline.
Evidence Summary
He values it for speaking truth about life.
Explicit painterly metaphor applied to modern literature.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Edmond de Goncourt
Work
La fille Elisa
Years / Period
late Oct 1887
Van Gogh Relation
Compared / Connected, Discussed / Commented On
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
late Oct 1887 — Letter 574
Discussed / Commented On · Discussed / evaluated
Van Gogh names La fille Elisa among masterpieces that paint life as he himself feels it.
Response: He values it for speaking truth about life.
Connection: Explicit painterly metaphor applied to modern literature.
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