TTLA: The art of Vietnamese six-eight poetry in the 20th century (Through some representative authors)

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Doan Minh Tam      

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: April 19, 1982

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No: 3216//2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: None.

7. Thesis topic name:The art of Vietnamese six-eight poetry in the 20th century (Through some representative authors).

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 62.22.01.21

9. Scientific instructor:Prof. Dr. Le Van Lan

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Describe in detail the four major stages of the movement of lục bát in the 20th century, including the stages 1900 - 1932; 1932 - 1945; 1945 - 1975; 1975 - 2000 in terms of the team of authors, main topics, basic achievements and point out the typical faces of lục bát in each stage.

- Present artistic innovations through specific presentations of variations in sound, tone, rhyme, and rhythm of the six-eight verse form.

- Present in detail the structures of a six-eight poem such as narrative structure, lullaby structure, continuous structure, dialogue structure... and the artistic innovation of those structures in six-eight poems composed in the 20th century compared to six-eight compositions of previous periods.

- Analyze some major artistic techniques in Luc Bat poetry of the 20th century such as Kieu's rhyme, using allusions, puns... thereby highlighting the achievements in the innovation of Luc Bat art by poets in the 20th century.

- State and analyze some artistic methods such as the familyization method, the greatization method, the lullaby method, the contrast method, the heroic method in building three typical six-eight symbols in the 20th century: the symbol of Ho Chi Minh, the symbol of the mother and the symbol of the soldier.

11. Practical application:

Research material for high school teachers and those interested in the Luc Bat genre.

12. Further research directions:

Six-eight verse of young writers in the early years of the 21st century.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Doan Minh Tam (2014), “Some initial sketches of To Huu's innovations in six-eight verse”, Army Literature Magazine (801), pp. 98-101.

- Doan Minh Tam (2016), “The image of Uncle Ho in six-eight poetry”, Army Literature Magazine (837+838), pp. 155 – 159.

- Doan Minh Tam (2016), “The art of wordplay in six-eight verse”, Writers & Works Magazine (5+6), pp. 98-99.

- Doan Minh Tam (2017), “Overview of research directions on Luc Bat poetry in 20th century Vietnam”, Journal of Science – Hanoi National University of Education 2 (47), pp. 81-88.

- Doan Minh Tam (2017), “Some initial surveys on variations in tone, rhyme, and rhythm of 20th century six-eight verse”, Journal of Literary Studies (4), pp. 91-101.

- Doan Minh Tam (2017), “Some thoughts on Nguyen Binh's six-eight verse”, Army Literature Magazine (872), pp. 117 - 120.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Doan Minh Tam 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: Apr 19^th, 1982 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: No. 3216/2014 / QD-XHNV-SDH, Date: Dec 31^st, 2014 Signed by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Vietnamese Alexandrine art in 20^thcentury (through some representative authors)

8. Major: Vietnamese Literary Code: 62.22.01.21

9. Supervisors: Professor, Doctor Le Van Lan

10. Summary of the new finding of the thesis:

- A detailed description of the four major phases of alexandrine in the twentieth century: 1900 - 1932; 1932 - 1945; 1945 - 1975; 1975 - 2000 on the on aspects of the authors, the main themes, the main achievements and typical authors for each stage.

- List artistic innovations by presenting specific variations in terms of words, accents, tone, rhythm of alexandrine.

- Describe in detail the structures of an alexandrine, such as the structure of storytelling, continuity, conversation... and the artistic renewal of those structures in the alexandrine in 20th century compared to those of the previous period.

- Analyze a number of major artistic measures in alexandrine of 20th century, such as Kieu practices, use of histories, playing on words, ... thereby highlighting the achievements in the artistic innovation of the alexandrine of poets in the 20th century.

- Explain and analyze some of the modes of art such as the mode of familyization, the mode of grandism, the mode of lullaby, the mode of opposition, the mode of heroism in the construction of three typical alexandrine icons in the 20th century: Ho Chi Minh, mothers, and soldiers.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

Make research materials for high school teachers who are interested in alexandrine.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Alexandrine of young writers in the early years of the 21st century.

13. Thesis – related publications:

- Doan Minh Tam (2014), “A few early sketches of the artistic innovation of alexandrine of To Huu”, Journal of military literature and arts (801), pp. 98-101.

- Doan Minh Tam (2016), “The image of Uncle Ho in the alexandrine”, Journal of military literature and arts (837 + 838), pp. 155 - 159.

- Doan Minh Tam, “The art of playing on words in the alexandrine”, Journal of Writers & Works (5 + 6), pp. 98-99.

- Doan Minh Tam (2017), “An overview of research Vietnamese alexandrine in 20th century”, Journal of Science - Hanoi Pedagogical University 2 (47), pp. 81-88.

- Doan Minh Tam (2017), “A few initial surveys of variations in accents, speeds and linguistics, rhythm of alexandrine in the 20th century”, Journal of literary studies (4), 91-101.

- Doan Minh Tam (2017), “Some thoughts on alexandrine of Nguyen Binh”, Journal of military literature and arts (872), pp. 117-120.