TTLA: Literary memoirs (by writers) in Vietnamese literature viewed from a genre perspective.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Le Thi Le Thuy                 

2. Gender: female

3. Date of birth: April 23, 1969

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision to recognize doctoral students No. 2213/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated November 21, 2011, by the Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: Change of co-supervisor according to Decision No. 1078/QD-SDH, dated January 8, 2014, of the Rector of Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Thesis title:"Literary memoirs (by writers) in Vietnamese literature viewed from a genre perspective"

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 62.22.34.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Dr. Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

This dissertation is the first specialized study exploring literary memoirs of modern Vietnamese writers from both content and artistic perspectives, focusing on representative memoir authors from a genre viewpoint. Based on this, it affirms the significant contribution and position of literary memoirs in the formation and development of the memoir genre in general and the memoir in particular.

This dissertation provides information on the state of research on literary memoirs of modern Vietnamese writers, along with some basic issues related to the topic from the perspective of genre theory, literary history, and the authors and memoir works from the first half of the 20th century to the present.

This dissertation clearly defines the characteristics of the literary memoir genre; classifies memoirs; examines the formation and development of literary memoirs in modern Vietnamese literature; identifies the outstanding features of literary memoirs by Vietnamese writers in their realistic portrayal of society and literature of a bygone era; in their strong expression of the author's self; and in their diverse and unique artistic forms. It explores, analyzes, and evaluates the development of literary memoirs and the work of representative memoir writers. The dissertation meets the needs of research and appreciation of literary memoirs, affirming their contributions to social life and, especially, to the development of the genre.

The dissertation makes documentary contributions (collecting over 50 literary memoirs) providing a practical source of reference materials for the study and teaching of modern Vietnamese literature.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings of this dissertation can serve as a reference and teaching material for undergraduate and graduate students in the field of Literature.

12. Future research directions

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Le Thi Le Thuy (2010), “The Mother Symbol in Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong's Writings”, Vietnam Literature and Arts Forum (188), pp. 28-30.

2. Le Thi Le Thuy (2013), “Memoirs - autobiography of Ma Van Khang, deep longing and love”, Vietnam Literature and Arts Forum (226), pp.16-21.

3. Le Thi Le Thuy (2014), “Narrative language in To Hoai's memoirs”, Vietnam Literature and Arts Forum (241), pp. 64-68.

4. Le Thi Le Thuy (2016), “Lyric quality in Vu Bang's memoirs” Journal of Science and Technology - Thai Nguyen University (12), pp. 86-90.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Le Thi Le Thuy 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: April 23, 1969 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Admission decision number: 2213/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated November 21, 2011 of the Rector of Hanoi National University

6. Changes in academic process: Changing the secondary instructor under Decision No. 1078 / QD-SDH, dated January 8, 2014 of the Rector of Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Official thesis title : “Literary memoirs (of the writer) in Vietnamese literature from the perspective of genres”

8. Major: Vietnamese literature Code: 62.22.34.01

9. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh, Ph.D

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis is the first project focusing on studying literary memoirs of modern Vietnamese writers on two aspects of content and art, with the typical cases of memoir authors from the genre perspective. On that basis, the thesis highlights the significant contributions and position of writers in literary memoir genre in the process of foundation and development of literature in general and memoir in particular.

The thesis provides information in detail about the current study of literary memoir of modern Vietnamese authors and some basic issues related to the subject seen from the genre theory, literary history, authors and memoirs from the first half of the twentieth century up to the present.

The thesis defines characteristics of literary memoir genre; classifies various types of memoir narrative; the process of formation and development of literary memoirs in Vietnamese modern literature; identifies the distinct features of literary memoir of Vietnamese writers featured in its ability of representing society and literature of the past, the personal voice of its author, as well as creativity in diverse and unique art forms; analyzes and evaluates the development of literary memoirs and typical literary memoir writers. The thesis has met the needs of research, appreciating literary memoirs; confirms the contribution of literary memoir in social life, particularly in terms of developing memoir genre.

The thesis contributes much in terms of materials (collecting more than 50 works of literary memoir), providing practical references for researching, teaching, and learning Vietnamese modern literature.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The research results of the thesis can become a treatise reference and instruction for students as well as graduate students of literature.

12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Le Thi Le Thuy (2010), “The icon of the Mother in Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong's memoir”, VN Letters and Arts Forum (188), pp. 28-30.

2. Le Thi Le Thuy (2013), “Ma Van Khang's memoir and autobiography, nostalgia and deep love”, VN Letters and Arts Forum (226), pp. 16-21.

3. Le Thi Le Thuy (2014), “Narrative language in To Hoai's memoir”, VN Letters and Arts Forum (241), pp. 64-68.

4. Le Thi Le Thuy (2016), “Lyrical quality in Vu Bang's memoir”, Journal of Science and Technology-TNU(12), pp. 86-90