IDENTITY
Letter 193 — Literature, Religion & Lived Reality
Etten, 1881
Content Summary
23 Dec 1881, Etten. Intellectual and literary reflection: Michelet, Goethe and Multatuli in relation to religion, love, lived reality and moral thought.
CONTEXT
Topics
Literature, Religion, Lived Reality, Intellectual Development
Materials & Pigments
Related People
Vincent van Gogh, Jules Michelet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Multatuli
Paintings
RESEARCH
Quotation
Research Focus
Van Gogh uses Michelet, Goethe and Multatuli as active points of reference while thinking through love, religion, moral interpretation and lived reality, showing literature functioning as part of his developing intellectual outlook.
Related Work / Relevance
SOURCES & EVIDENCE
Source Type
Letter
Source
Source Edition
Vincent van Gogh — The Letters, scholarly online edition (Van Gogh Museum / Huygens ING)
Source URL
Evidence Type
Primary Source, Scholarly Annotation
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