tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10314030.post114097783070307467..comments2023-07-01T05:46:43.130-05:00Comments on Out of the Woods Now: Vincent on Victoramcorreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04952630644786569828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10314030.post-1141046274091952012006-02-27T08:17:00.000-05:002006-02-27T08:17:00.000-05:00Yes, I was also struck by how closely he connected...Yes, I was also struck by how closely he connected with it, given what was happening in his personal life. And, of course, his perspective as a painter...quite lovely.amcorreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952630644786569828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10314030.post-1141017208682041982006-02-27T00:13:00.000-05:002006-02-27T00:13:00.000-05:00How perceptive that Van Gogh would see these thing...How perceptive that Van Gogh would see these things in Hugo's work. I adored <I>Les Mis</I> (though I could have done without Waterloo), but I thought Grantaire and Javert were the most "true" characters: Grantaire for his extraordinary courage as a contrast to his disorderly, drunken life; Javert as an example of who I might also become were it not for the grace and mercy that I choose to cultivate in my heart.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, happy birthday to Victor Hugo!Jana Swartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950262839194637786noreply@blogger.com