TTLA: Female martyrs in medieval Vietnamese literature

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Candidate's full name:Pham Van Hung                             

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: October 16, 1983

4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Decision to admit doctoral students No.: 3676/QD-SDH, dated October 28, 2009

6. Changes in the training process: The thesis title was changed according to Decision No. 1106/QD-SDH dated October 20, 2011.

7. Thesis title:Female martyrs in medieval Vietnamese literature

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 62.22.34.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Nho Thin

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis has contributed to identifying typical female heroes in the history of medieval Vietnamese literature and has classified and arranged the appearance of these characters according to a periodization appropriate to the subject matter.

- The thesis has identified the characteristics and dynamics of the archetype of the heroic female character in medieval Vietnamese literature, as well as the literary and historical significance of this archetype in the development of Vietnamese literature in the 13th-19th centuries.

- This dissertation contributes to opening up a research direction that compares the heroic female characters in medieval Vietnamese literature with those in Chinese literature and in the development of Vietnamese literature from the medieval to the modern era.

11. Practical applications:

- Compiling reference materials for literature students and those with similar interests.

12. Future research directions:

- A study of female martyrs in medieval Vietnamese literature in comparison with female martyrs in classical Chinese literature.

- Researching the character of the heroic woman in medieval Vietnamese literature within the context of this character type's evolution into the early 20th century.

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

[1] Pham Van Hung (2013), “Mi E: A female scholar who reluctantly opened the examination hall in medieval Vietnamese literature”, Conference ProceedingsResearch and training in Vietnamese studies and the Vietnamese language: Theoretical and practical issues., National University of Hanoi Publishing House, pp. 294–305.

[2] Pham Van Hung (2014), “Nguyen Du's Thuy Kieu: The path to Vu Nuong or the road back to Vo Hau?”, Conference ProceedingsNguyen Du: An Approach from a Cultural Perspective, National University of Hanoi Publishing House, pp. 365–386.

[3] Pham Van Hung (2015), “The female martyr character in Ho Nguyen Truong's Nam Ong Mong Luc: The meeting point of Literature with Morality and Politics”,Hanoi National University Science Journal: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume 31 (1), pp.40 – 51.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Van Hung 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: October 16, 1983 4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Admission decision number:3676/QD-SDH,Dated:October 28^th, 2009

6. Changes in academic process: Change the thesis title based on the admission decision numbered 1106/QD-SĐH, dated October 20^th, 2011.

7. Official thesis title: The Characters of Women of Moral Integrity in Vietnamese Medieval Literature

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 62.22.34.01

9. Supervisors: Asst. Prof. PhD Tran Nho Thin

10. Summary of a new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis contributes to define the outstanding characters of women of moral integrity in Vietnamese medieval literature, classifies and arranges them in the suitable time line.

- The thesis shows the features, movement laws of the characters of women of moral integrity in Vietnamese medieval literature as well as the signification of this type of characters in Vietnamese literature from the 13rd to the 19th century.

- The thesis contributes to open up study direction which aims to compare the characters of women of moral integrity in Vietnamese medieval literature with this type of characters in Chinese literature and identify the transfer of the characters in the process of Vietnamese literature from medieval to modern time.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

Compiling references for literature students and for those interested in this study subject.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- To study the characters of women of moral integrity in Vietnamese literature in comparison with this type of characters in Chinese literature.

- To study the characters of women of moral integrity in Vietnamese literature in the process of transformation of the characters from medieval period to the beginning of the 20th century.

13. Thesis-related publications:

[1] Pham Van Hung (2013), “Mi E: the first character of women of moral integrity in Vietnamese literature” inStudy and Training Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language: Theory and Experience, Conference Proceedings, Vietnam National University Press, pp. 294-305.

[2] Pham Van Hung (2014), “Thuy Kieu of Nguyen Du: Did she bear the character of Vu Nuong or character of Vo Hau? inNguyen Du: Approach from perspective of cultural studies, Conference Proceedings, Vietnam National University Press, pp. 365-386.

[3] Pham Van Hung (2015), The character of women of moral integrity in Accounts of The Old Man'Dreams in Southern Country by Ho Nguyen Trung: The connection between literature and morals and politics.Academic Journal of Vietnam National University, Bulletin of Social Sciences and Humanities. Volume 31 (1), pp. 40-51.