IDENTITY
Une page d'amour
Literature
Work Summary
Une page d'amour by Émile Zola is a novel centred on Hélène Grandjean, a widow living in Paris with her sickly daughter Jeanne. Hélène's restrained affair with a married doctor and Jeanne's jealousy unfold against repeated panoramic views of Paris, combining intimate emotional conflict with atmospheric descriptions of the city.
Evidence Summary
Van Gogh experiences Zola's Paris descriptions pictorially and resolves to read more Zola.
Prose is perceived as painting/drawing; direct literary–visual response.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Émile Zola
Work
Une page d'amour
Years / Period
6 Jul 1882
Van Gogh Relation
Recommended / Sent
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
magnificent drawings of townscapes
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
6 Jul 1882 — Letter 244
Read / strongly recommended to self
magnificent drawings of townscapes
Response: Van Gogh experiences Zola's Paris descriptions pictorially and resolves to read more Zola.
Connection: Prose is perceived as painting/drawing; direct literary–visual response.
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