IDENTITY
Les Contemplations
Literature
Work Summary
A large poetry collection organized around memory, love, nature, grief, spiritual questioning and the poet's response to the death of his daughter Léopoldine. The poems move from personal recollection toward increasingly philosophical and visionary reflections on death, God and the universe.
Evidence Summary
The phrases appear in Van Gogh's reflection on the French Revolution and moral vocation.
Possible textual source only.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Victor Hugo
Work
Les Contemplations
Years / Period
3 Apr 1878
Van Gogh Relation
Uncertain / Probable
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
3 Apr 1878 — Letter 143, note 5
Uncertain / Probable · Possible source of phrases
The editors note that two phrases used by Van Gogh occur in Les Contemplations.
Response: The phrases appear in Van Gogh's reflection on the French Revolution and moral vocation.
Connection: Possible textual source only.
Related Research Nodes
Study Subject
Themes
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