IDENTITY
Le Rêve
Literature
Work Summary
Le Rêve by Émile Zola is a novel about Angélique, an orphan raised by an embroiderer and his wife, whose imagination is shaped by saints' legends and dreams of ideal love. Her romance with Félicien unfolds like a medieval legend, combining religious imagery, innocence, desire and an intentionally dreamlike atmosphere.
Evidence Summary
Direct statement of completed/recent reading.
No additional artistic connection inferred from this occurrence.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Émile Zola
Work
Le Rêve
Years / Period
1–2 Nov 1888
Van Gogh Relation
Read
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
1–2 Nov 1888 — Letter 716
Read · Read
Van Gogh says that amid working hard he has read Zola's Le rêve.
Response: Direct statement of completed/recent reading.
Connection: No additional artistic connection inferred from this occurrence.
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