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IDENTITY

The King on the Tower Platform

Literature

Work Summary

A ballad-like poem centred on a king standing on a tower platform. Its elevated setting and narrative tone place it within the historical and legendary mode associated with Uhland's poetry.

Evidence Summary

The item was deliberately preserved in Van Gogh's copied-text manuscript.

No visual-art connection inferred from copying alone.

CONTEXT

Author / Source

Bernhard van Meurs / Ludwig Uhland

Work

The King on the Tower Platform

Years / Period

1877

Van Gogh Relation

Quoted / Copied

EVIDENCE

Key Quotation

CONNECTIONS

Evidence Trail

1877 — RM09

Quoted / Copied · Copied / transcribed

Van Gogh copied/transcribed The King on the Tower Platform in related manuscript RM09.

Response: The item was deliberately preserved in Van Gogh's copied-text manuscript.

Connection: No visual-art connection inferred from copying alone.

RM09

Related Research Nodes

Study Subject

Themes

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