IDENTITY
Works / figure of Aeschylus in Hugo's William Shakespeare
Literature
Work Summary
A mediated classical authority representing Aeschylus as discussed and interpreted by Victor Hugo rather than documented direct reading of Aeschylus's surviving plays. Hugo presents the ancient tragedian as one of the monumental creative figures through whom humanity confronts fate, religion, suffering and the sublime.
Evidence Summary
Aeschylus enters his thinking through Hugo's comparative treatment of great artists and writers.
Clear example of mediated intellectual encounter rather than direct source reading.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Aeschylus
Work
Works / figure of Aeschylus in Hugo's William Shakespeare
Years / Period
22–24 Jun 1880
Van Gogh Relation
Editorially Identified
EVIDENCE
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Evidence Trail
22–24 Jun 1880 — Letter 155, note 9
Editorially Identified · Mediated knowledge through Hugo
Van Gogh says he had recently studied Aeschylus, but the editors conclude his knowledge here derives from Hugo's William Shakespeare.
Response: Aeschylus enters his thinking through Hugo's comparative treatment of great artists and writers.
Connection: Clear example of mediated intellectual encounter rather than direct source reading.
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