IDENTITY
The Day Is Done
Literature
Work Summary
A reflective lyric in which evening brings relief from the strain and sadness of the day. The speaker asks for simple, heartfelt poetry as a source of calm, companionship and consolation.
Evidence Summary
Van Gogh copies substantial lines from The Day Is Done and recommends Longfellow to Theo in the same letter.
He transmits the poem as consolatory reading in correspondence.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Work
The Day Is Done
Years / Period
3 Oct 1876
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
Read from some humbler poet, / Whose songs gushed from his heart
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
3 Oct 1876 — Letter 92
Quoted / copied
Read from some humbler poet, / Whose songs gushed from his heart
Response: Van Gogh copies substantial lines from The Day Is Done and recommends Longfellow to Theo in the same letter.
Connection: He transmits the poem as consolatory reading in correspondence.
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Study Subject
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