IDENTITY
Tristement (Sadly)
Literature
Work Summary
A melancholic poem in which autumn, widowhood and a solitary mourning woman become recurring images of emotional desolation. The speaker cannot escape these images even when surrounded by youth, sunlight and summer.
Evidence Summary
Van Gogh copies the poem in the attached Coppée sheet.
The copied poem is part of Van Gogh's explicit comparison between poetry and visual art where stated in the letter.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
François Coppée
Work
Tristement (Sadly)
Years / Period
18–23 Feb 1884
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied, Compared / Connected
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
18–23 Feb 1884 — Letter 430
Quoted / Copied · Copied / transcribed
Van Gogh copies/transcribes Coppée's poem ‘Tristement (Sadly)’.
Response: Van Gogh copies the poem in the attached Coppée sheet.
Connection: The copied poem is part of Van Gogh's explicit comparison between poetry and visual art where stated in the letter.
Related Research Nodes
Study Subject
Themes
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