IDENTITY
The Courtship of Miles Standish
Literature
Work Summary
A narrative poem set in the early Plymouth Colony. Miles Standish asks his friend John Alden to propose to Priscilla Mullins on his behalf, although Alden himself loves her. Priscilla recognizes his feelings, creating a story about friendship, loyalty, restrained desire and the eventual triumph of personal affection over delegated courtship.
Evidence Summary
He says he now found them more beautiful than he had previously realized.
Explicit connection between Boughton's Longfellow-based paintings and Van Gogh's rereading.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Work
The Courtship of Miles Standish
Years / Period
13 Oct 1873
Van Gogh Relation
Reread, Discussed / Commented On
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
13 Oct 1873 — Letter 14
Reread / Commented On · Reread / evaluated
Van Gogh says Boughton's paintings based on The Courtship of Miles Standish prompted him to read Miles Standish and Evangeline again.
Response: He says he now found them more beautiful than he had previously realized.
Connection: Explicit connection between Boughton's Longfellow-based paintings and Van Gogh's rereading.
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