TTLA: From folk tales to writers' fairy tales (the case of To Hoai and Pham Ho)

DOCTORAL THESIS INFORMATION

1. Full name of PhD student:Nguyen Thanh Huyen       

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 17, 1986

4. Place of birth: Quang Ninh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: no changes.

7. Thesis topic name:From folk tales to writers' fairy tales (the case of To Hoai and Pham Ho)

8. Major: Folklore Code: 62.22.01.25

9. Scientific instructor: Instruction 1:Prof. Dr. Le Chi Que, Instruction 2:Associate Professor, Dr. La Thi Bac Ly

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis contributes a specific view on the influence of folk literature on written literature, especially the rewritten fairy tales of writers To Hoai and Pham Ho. Thereby, it affirms the significant contributions of writers To Hoai and Pham Ho to the modern Vietnamese prose for children, especially in the new fairy tale genre.

Second, the thesis is the first scientific work that has compiled and systematized stories in the style of fairy tales written by new writers or old fairy tales written by writers in a new style. At the same time, the thesis has identified and analyzed the core elements that make the difference between fairy tales written by writers and folk tales. The thesis has compared fairy tales written by writer To Hoai and fairy tales written by writer Pham Ho to see the differences and similarities between these two writers.

Finally, the thesis has added important sources of materials to serve the research process and in-depth introduction of fairy tales by writers To Hoai and Pham Ho at universities. At the same time, it is a contribution to the field of theoretical research on children's literature, which still has many open contents and has not received due attention.

11. Practical application:

- Compile reference materials for students, graduate students and those with similar interests.

12. Further research directions:

- Comprehensive study of fairy tales of writers Nguyen Huy Tuong and Vo Quang.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Nguyen Thanh Huyen (2015), "Fairy tale elements of characters in To Hoai's works", Journal of Art Education (15), pp.110-113.

- Nguyen Thanh Huyen (2015), “The magical element in the story of flowers and fruits”, Journal of Art Education (16), pp.91-93.

- Nguyen Thanh Huyen (2017), "Perception of nature in Pham Ho's children's stories", Journal of Literary and Art Criticism Theory (54), pp.53 - 56.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thanh Huyen 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 17 – 1986 4. Place of birth: Quang Ninh

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, dated: December 30th, 2013.

6. Changes in academic process: no changes

7. Official thesis title: From folklore fairy tales to fairy tales by authors (the case of To Hoai and Pham Ho)

8. Major: Folklore literature Code: 62.22.01.25

9. Supervisors: 1. Prof. Dr. Le Chi Que, 2. Asst. Prof. Dr. La Thi Bac Ly

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis provides a specific view on the impact of folklore to written literature, especially the rewritten fairy tales of To Hoai and Pham Ho. On this basis, the thesis highlights the significant contribution of To Hoai and Pham Ho to the Vietnamese modern prose for children, particularly the new type of fairy tales.

Secondly, the thesis is the first study which has collected, compared and systematized stories featured as fairy tales written by writers or the old folklore fairy tales rewritten with new styles. Besides, the thesis identifies and analyzes the core factors creating the difference between fairy tales by writers and folklore fairy tales. The thesis compares between fairy tales of To Hoai and fairy tales of Pham Ho in order to identify the similarities and differences of the two above-mentioned writers.

Finally, the thesis has supplemented an important source of documentation serving studying process and in-depth introduction to fairy tales written by To Hoai and Pham Ho at universities; At the same time, the thesis is a contribution to the major of the theoretical study of children's literature of which many issues have not been studied thoroughly enough and lack of appropriate attention thus far.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

Compiling references for literature students, graduate students and for those who are interested in this study subject.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Comprehensively studying fairy tales written by Nguyen Huy Tuong and Vo Quang.

13. Thesis-related publications:

- Nguyen Thanh Huyen (2015), “The fairy factor concerning person in stories of To Hoai”, The Artistic Education Journal (15), pp.110 -113.

- Nguyen Thanh Huyen (2015), “The wonder factor in the Stories of Flower and Fruit”, The Artistic Education Journal (16), pp.91- 93.

- Nguyen Thanh Huyen (2017), “The artistic awareness of nature in children's stories of Pham Ho”, The Journal of literature and art criticism (54), pp.53 - 56.