tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post2434439688032483229..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Guest post from Sheramy Bundrick: Van Gogh, Reader of NovelsSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-72760606136883979382009-11-06T09:25:00.062-06:002009-11-06T09:25:00.062-06:00What a fascinating post. Van Gogh is so often port...What a fascinating post. Van Gogh is so often portrayed (inaccurately, I suspect) as some kind of painting savant. I never even thought about his intellectual life, let alone pictured him as a lover of novels. <br /><br />Your points about the intellectual freedom embodied by novels, and Van Gogh's support of women's freedom of thought, gave me an entirely new picture of Van Gogh. You really made him come alive for me as a real person that I might have loved to know. <br /><br />Great post -- thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-44925642299118036782009-11-03T20:25:05.857-06:002009-11-03T20:25:05.857-06:00I knew he was a prolific letter writer but didn...I knew he was a prolific letter writer but didn't know he liked to read. Pretty cool! Sunflowers is on my list to read soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.com