TTLA: Trends in Vietnamese psychological novels from 1925 to 1945

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Tran Thanh Viet2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: September 14, 1980 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision No. 2798/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 28, 2012, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Decision to change the title of the doctoral dissertation, No. 729/QD-SDH dated April 22, 2014, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

- Decision to extend the study period No. 113/QD-XHNV dated January 15, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities

- Decision to extend the study period (second time) No.: 4617/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2016, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities

7. Thesis title:Trends in Vietnamese psychological novels from 1925 to 1945

8. Major: Literary Theory 9. Code: 62 22 01 20

10. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thanh Hung

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- An overview of important theoretical issues and research on literary trends and psychological novel trends in Vietnamese literature from 1925 to 1945.

- Point out the changes in artistic thinking in novels sinceTo TamHoang Ngoc Phach's work emerged and introduced some new approaches to the topic of psychological analysis in novels.

- Point out the trend of shifting from thematic novels and autobiographical novels to psychological novels.

- Identify the types of characters that appear in psychological novels to reflect the changing perceptions of reality and humanity, and the innovative thinking of writers from 1925 to 1945.

- To identify the inherited and innovative aspects of psychological novels from 1925 to 1945 in terms of narrative art, structure, plot, language, and tone, thereby affirming the contributions of writers of this period to the modernization of novels in our country.

12. Practical applications:

Compiling reference materials for Literature students.

13. Future research directions:

- Studying literary trends and movements

- Research on contemporary Vietnamese novels

14. Published works related to the dissertation:

- Tran Thanh Viet (2016), "The phenomenon of shifting memoirs into anecdotes through case studies"Forty Years of Lyingby Vu Bang andDust on someone's feetby To Hoai",Proceedings of the National Scientific Conference on 30 Years of Innovation in Research on Literature, Art, and Sino-Vietnamese Studies: Achievements, Issues, and Prospects.Hanoi National University Publishing House, pp. 459-469

- Tran Thanh Viet (2017), “Trends in the movement and development from autobiography to psychological novels in Vietnamese literature during the period 1930 – 1945”,Journal of Literary and Artistic Criticism(12), pp. 102-108

- Tran Thanh Viet (2018), “The trend of shifting from thematic novels to psychological novels in Vietnamese literature 1930 – 1945”,Culture and Arts Magazine(1), pp. 100-103

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Tran Thanh Viet2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: June 14, 1980 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 2798/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐ dated December 28, 2012 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:

- Decision on renaming the topic of the Doctoral Thesis No.: 729/QD-SDH dated April 22, 2014 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

- Decision on prolonging the learning period No.: 113/QD-XHNV dated January 15, 2016 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

- Decision on prolonging the learning period (for 2^ndtime) No.: 4617/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2016 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

7. Official thesis title:The Trend of Vietnamese psychological novels in the period from 1925 to 1945

8. Major: Literary Theory 9. Code: 62 22 01 20

10. Supervisor: Assoc Prof. Dr. Pham Thanh Hung

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Presenting an overview of key theoretical issues and a literature review of literary trends and trends of psychological novels in Vietnamese literature in the period from 1925 to 1945.

- Pointing out a shift in the thought of art in Vietnamese novels since the publication ofTo Tamby Hoang Ngoc Phach and some new approaches to the psychological life-related themes in Vietnamese novels.

- Showing a shift from treatise novels and autobiographical novels to psychological novels.

- Pointing out the types of characters in psychological novels which present the changes in the view point of life and human being, modernization in writers'mindsets in the period from 1925 to 1945.

- Evaluating artistic inheritance and innovation of psychological novels in the period from 1925 to 1945 in terms of narration, structure, plot, language and voice to confirm the contributions of the authors in this period to the modernization of Vietnamese novels.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The research results can be used as a reference for students majoring in Literary studies.

13. Further research directions, if any:

- Studying trends and movements of literature.

- Studying contemporary Vietnamese novels

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Tran Thanh Viet (2016), “The phenomenon of moving the memoir to the anecdote through the case ofForty years of lyingby Vu Bang andCat bui chan aiby To Hoai,Proceedings ofthe University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi of Sciences Research Conference:30 years of innovation in the Literature, the Art and the Sino-Nom: achievements – issues - promises,The Publishing House of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, pp.459-469

- Tran Thanh Viet (2017), “The movements and development from the autobiographical to psychological novels in Vietnamese Literature in the period from 1925 to 1945”,Journal of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts(12), pp.102-108

- Tran Thanh Viet (2018), “The trend of moving in treatise novels to psychological novels in Vietnamese Literature in the period of 1925 – 1945”,Journal of Culture and Arts(1), pp.100-103