IDENTITY
The Odyssey / books of Dickens and Michelet
Literature
Work Summary
A grouped literary reference bringing together Homer's Odyssey with books by Dickens and Michelet. Rather than constituting a single work, it represents Van Gogh's juxtaposition of classical epic, modern fiction and nineteenth-century historical or social writing within his reading world.
Evidence Summary
Van Gogh explicitly asks whether knowledge of history, people and books could help develop the 'inner and spiritual man'.
In the same question he places literature/history beside learning from Rembrandt, Breton, Millet, Degroux, Dupré and Michel.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Homer / Charles Dickens / Jules Michelet
Work
The Odyssey / books of Dickens and Michelet
Years / Period
3 Apr 1878
Van Gogh Relation
Discussed / Commented On, Mentioned
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
couldn’t one develop that in oneself through knowledge of history ... from The Odyssey to the books of Dickens and Michelet?
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
3 Apr 1878 — Letter 143
Invoked as sources for inner development
couldn’t one develop that in oneself through knowledge of history ... from The Odyssey to the books of Dickens and Michelet?
Response: Van Gogh explicitly asks whether knowledge of history, people and books could help develop the 'inner and spiritual man'.
Connection: In the same question he places literature/history beside learning from Rembrandt, Breton, Millet, Degroux, Dupré and Michel.
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