TTLA: The relationship between literature and reality through Vietnamese novels after 1986

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Dinh Van Thuan             

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: October 22, 1986

4. Place of birth: Phu Tho

5. Doctoral student decision No. 2999/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes during the training process: The thesis topic name was adjusted according to Decision No. 1182/QD-SDH, dated August 25, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Thesis topic name:“The relationship between literature and reality through Vietnamese novels after 1986”.

8. Major: Literary Theory Code: 62.22.01.20

9. Scientific instructor: 1.Prof. Dr. Dinh Xuan Dung, 2.Assoc.Prof.Dr. Pham Xuan Thach

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis has proven that literature is a form of modeling reality, thereby creating a usable scientific basis for studying typical realistic models in the novel genre.

Second, the thesis analyzed two typical realistic models in Vietnamese novels after 1986: simulated realistic model and staged realistic model.

Third, the thesis has pointed out the correlation between realistic models, thereby identifying the value and movement and innovation of Vietnamese novels after 1986.

11. Practical application:

The thesis can be used as a reference for studying, teaching and researching Literary Theory and Vietnamese Literature at high school and university levels.

12. Further research directions:

- Research the relationship between literature and reality through typical novels published after 1986.

- Research the relationship between literature and reality through Vietnamese short stories after 1986.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Dinh Van Thuan (2015), “Types of literary genres and the role of Vietnamese novels in building Vietnamese people in the renovation period after 1986”, Proceedings of the National Scientific Conference on Social Ethics in Current Literature and Arts, National Political Publishing House, pp.662-672.

- Dinh Van Thuan (2016), “The relationship between literature and reality in literary theory in Vietnam since 1986”, Journal of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Art (42), pp.44-51.

- Dinh Van Thuan (2016), “The relationship between literature and reality in the theory of cultural semiotics”, Vietnam Literature and Arts Forum Magazine (260), pp.24-29.

- Dinh Van Thuan (2016), “The relationship between literature and reality in Western theoretical thinking”, Journal of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Art (50), pp.20-26.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Dinh Van Thuan 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: October 22, 1986 4. Place of birth: Phu Tho

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH, issued on December 30, 2013 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Title of the doctoral thesis was amended according to the Decision No. 1182/QD-SĐH, issued on August 25, 2014 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title: “The Relationship between Literature and Reality through Vietnamese Novels after 1986”.

8. Major: Literature Theory Code: 62.22.01.20

9. Supervisors: 1. Prof. PhD Dinh Xuan Dung, 2. Asst. Prof. PhD Pham Xuan Thach

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis proves that literature is a form of representing reality in the aim of laying the foundation to study forms of representation of reality in the novel genre.

Secondly, the thesis examines two forms of representation in post-1986 Vietnamese novels; These forms include imitation of reality and arrangement of reality.

Thirdly, the thesis demonstrates interactions and relations between different forms of representation of reality in the aim of eliminating moves and reforms of post-1986 Vietnamese novels.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis can be served as a document for research, studying and teaching literature theory in high schools and at universities.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Studying relations between literature and reality through some typical novels published after 1986.

- Studying relations between literature and reality through Vietnamese short stories published after 1986.

13. Thesis-related publications:

- Dinh Van Thuan (2015), “Types of Literary Forms and Roles of post 1986-Vietnamese Novels in Constructing Idealized Vietnamese People in the Reform Era”, Proceeding of the National Conference on Social Morals in Present-day Literature and Arts, National Politics Press, pp. 662-672.

- Dinh Van Thuan (2016), “Relations between Literature and Reality in Literary Theories in Vietnam after 1986”, Journal of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts (42), pp. 44-51

- Dinh Van Thuan (2016), “Relations between Literature and Reality in Semiotic Studies of Cultures”, Magazine of Forums of Vietnamese Arts and Writings (260), p. 24-29

- Dinh Van Thuan (2016), “Relations between Literature and Reality in Western Theoretical Thinking”, Journal of Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts (50), pp. 20-26.