TTLA: The Intellectual Character in Vietnamese Novels After 1975

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Thi Quat          

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 18, 1978

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 2999/QD-SDH, dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, on doctoral student admission.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:"The intellectual character in Vietnamese novels after 1975."

8. Major: Literary Theory Code: 62.22.01.20

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ly Hoai Thu

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Firstly, the dissertation affirms the important position of the intellectual character in Vietnamese novels after 1975.

Secondly, the thesis identifies the typological characteristics and summarizes the symbolic meaning of the intellectual character in Vietnamese novels after 1975.

- Thirdly, the thesis clearly points out the artistic characteristics of post-1975 writers in portraying the image of the intellectual, and at the same time, the thesis also affirms the unique artistic style of some writers in constructing intellectual characters.

Fourth, the thesis places the theme of intellectuals in Vietnamese novels after 1975 in particular, and the theme of intellectuals in Vietnamese literature in general, within the context of the overall development of the intellectual theme in the flow of world literature.

11. Practical applications:

This dissertation can serve as a reference for studying, teaching, and researching literary theory and Vietnamese literature at the high school and university levels.

12. Future research directions:

- The image of the soldier in Vietnamese literature

- The image of women in Vietnamese literature.

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2015), “The art of portraying intellectual characters in Ma Van Khang's novels”, Education and Society (9), pp. 24 - 26.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2015), “Trends in the development of Vietnamese novels after 1975”, Teaching and Learning Today (10), pp. 49 - 55.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2015), “Intellectual characters in the works of Nam Cao, Nguyen Khai and Ma Van Khang”, Science Journal (Hanoi Pedagogical University) (10), pp. 94 - 98.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2016), “Intellectuals in Nguyen Khai's novels after 1975”, Culture and Arts (388), pp. 80 - 88.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2016), “The development of the intellectual theme in Vietnamese novels after 1975”, Science Journal (Hanoi Pedagogical University) (10), pp. 58 - 64.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Quat 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: December 18, 1978 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

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

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: “The intellectual characters in the Vietnamese novels after 1975”.

8. Major: Literature Theory Code: 62.22.01.20

9. Supervisors: Asst. Prof. PhD Ly Hoai Thu

10. Summary of the new finding of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis affirms the important role of intellectual characters in post-1975 Vietnamese novels.

Secondly, the thesis points out characteristics as well as the generalized symbol of intellectual character in post-1975 Vietnamese novels.

Thirdly, the thesis demonstrates the artistic specificities of Vietnamese writers after 1975 in the creation of the intellectual characters as well as the original artistic styles of some writers based on the description of intellectual characters.

Fourthly, the thesis researches the theme of intellectual characters in post-1975 Vietnam novels in particular and Vietnamese literature in general into the interrelation and the common development of this topic in the international literature movement.

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:

- Researching the soldier character in the Vietnamese literature

- Researching the woman character in the Vietnamese literature.

13. Thesis-related publications:

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2015), “The art in performance of intellectual character Ma Van Khang's novels”, Education and Society Journal (9), pp. 24 – 26.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2015), “The adaptation tendency of novels in Vietnam in the post - 1975 period”, Today's teaching and Learning magazine (10), pp. 49 – 55.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2015), “The intellectual character in the works of Nam Cao, Nguyen Khai and Ma Van Khang”, Journal of Science (Hanoi national University of Education) (10), pp. 94 – 98.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2016), “The intellectual in Nguyen Khai's novels after 1975”, Culture and Art magazine (388), pp. 80 – 88.

- Nguyen Thi Quat (2016), “The development subject of educated men in Vietnamese novels 1975”, Journal of Sciences (Hanoi national University of Education) (10), pp. 58 - 64.