IDENTITY
The Taming of the Shrew
Literature
Work Summary
A comedy about the courtship and marriage of the strong-willed Katherina and Petruchio, framed by competing suitors for her sister Bianca. The play uses verbal combat, performance and social convention to explore marriage, gender roles and power.
Evidence Summary
He applies the Shakespeare title/idea directly to artistic practice.
Explicit literature–art/practice analogy made by Van Gogh himself.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
William Shakespeare
Work
The Taming of the Shrew
Years / Period
12–15 Oct 1881
Van Gogh Relation
Compared / Connected, Discussed / Commented On
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
12–15 Oct 1881 — Letter 175
Discussed / Applied · Explicit title allusion / applied comparison
Van Gogh compares the artist's struggle with nature to what Shakespeare calls 'Taming the shrew'.
Response: He applies the Shakespeare title/idea directly to artistic practice.
Connection: Explicit literature–art/practice analogy made by Van Gogh himself.
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