IDENTITY
L'Art d'être grand-père
Literature
Work Summary
A poetry collection inspired by Hugo's experience as a grandfather. It combines affectionate observation of children and family life with reflections on age, tenderness, education, memory and the renewal represented by childhood.
Evidence Summary
The work is a possible source behind remembered Hugo language.
Textual-source connection established editorially.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Victor Hugo
Work
L'Art d'être grand-père
Years / Period
26–27 Nov 1882
Van Gogh Relation
Editorially Identified, Uncertain / Probable
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
26–27 Nov 1882 — Letter 288, note 15
Editorially Identified · Editorially identified source of expression
The editors trace one of Van Gogh's expressions in Letter 288 to L'art d'être grand-père.
Response: The work is a possible source behind remembered Hugo language.
Connection: Textual-source connection established editorially.
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