Information about the thesis "The theme of war in Vietnamese novels after 1975 through the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh" by graduate student Nguyen Quoc Bao, majoring in Literary Theory.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Quoc Bao 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: December 26, 1975 4. Place of Birth: Nam Dinh City, Nam Dinh Province 5. Decision No. 1355 dated October 24, 2008, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: The Theme of War in Vietnamese Novels After 1975 through the Works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh 8. Specialization: Literary Theory; Code 60 22 32 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thanh Hung, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 10. Summary of the thesis results: Through the research process on the theme of war in Vietnamese novels after 1975, specifically through the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh, the thesis has achieved the following results: - The thesis explores and evaluates the renewal process of Vietnamese literature, including novels written on the theme of war after 1975. From this, it affirms that renewed literature has undergone changes in the perception of reality, recognizing the diversity of reality, changing the concept of humanity, and recognizing the complexity of human life and its relationships. Typical examples of novels written on the theme of war, demonstrating the inheritance and connection that create a significant mark on literature written on the theme of war after 1975, are the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh. These works are considered to have made significant contributions to the innovation of war-themed novels after 1975, within the context of literary renewal. Novels about war after 1975, as exemplified by Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh, showed fresh changes in their expressive style. The works of these two writers reflected a new conception of war reality. This was a comprehensive portrayal of war, with a holistic view of conflicting categories: heroism alongside betrayal, nobility alongside baseness, glorious victory alongside brutal destruction. Along with this new conception of war reality, post-1975 novels also constructed the image of the hero with new aesthetic standards. This new conception of the hero was linked to the renewal of expressive and artistic thinking on the path to the democratization of literature. Furthermore, novels written about war after 1975 have quite profoundly addressed new expressive trends in humanism, deeply reflecting the suffering, losses, and wounds left by war on human fate; emphasizing the value of spiritual culture and the aspiration for reconciliation after the war. - The thesis also points out the movement and innovation in artistic thinking. This includes changes in the way the work's structure is constructed, innovations in tone and artistic perspective, and innovations in the art of building the world of characters. From this, the thesis concludes that novels written about war after 1975 have gradually broken through the confines and limitations of traditional artistic thinking and created a certain openness with new explorations and experiments. 11. Practical application; The thesis can serve as a reference for literature students. 12. Further research directions: The thesis topic is closely related to the issue of renewing artistic thinking in Vietnamese narrative prose during the đổi mới (renovation) period.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name of learner: NGUYEN QUOC BAO 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of birth: December 26, 1975 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh city, Nam Dinh province. 5. Decision on recognition of learners No. 1355 dated 24 October 2008 of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University. 6. Changes during training process: No. 7. Title of the thesis: The topic of wars in Vietnamese novels after 1975 through the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh. 8. Major: Literature theories; 9. Code: 60 22 32. 10. Scientific supervisor: Ass. Prof. Pham Thanh Hung, Department of Literature, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University. 11. Summary of the thesis results: With the process of surveying and researching on the topic of wars in Vietnamese novels after 1975 through the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh, the thesis has obtained some of the following results: - The thesis researched and evaluating the renovation process of Vietnamese literature including the topic of wars in Vietnamese novels after 1975; whereby it's possible to ascertain that the renovated literature has changed in viewpoints on reality, recognized the diversity of reality, changed in concepts about human, and recognized the complexity in human life as well as its relations. Being typical for novels on the topic of wars, presenting the inheritance, linking and creating importance of the literature written about the topic of wars after 1975, are the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh. Those are works considered as having many important contributions to the renovation of novels on the topic of wars after 1975 in the renovation trend of the whole literature foundation. - The novels on the topic of wars after 1975 through the works of Nguyen Trong Oanh and Bao Ninh have had new changes in new presentation style. The works of these two writers have shown a new concept about the war reality. That is the reality where wars are scanned comprehensively with an overview on wars along with opposite category couples: heroism aside betrayal, nobleness aside cowardliness, glorious win besides fierce destruction and damages. - Along with the new concept about the war reality, novels on the topic after 1975 have also developed the portrait of heroes with new aesthetic standards. The new concept about heroes has been closely connected with the change in the presentation thinking as well as in the artistic thinking on the way to the democratization of the literature foundation. , the novels on the topic of wars after 1975 have referred quite deeply to Additionally new presentation trends on the humanism by reflecting deeply miseries, losses, and pains of wars left in human fates; highlighting spiritual and cultural values and the wish for conciliation of humanity after wars. - The thesis also points out the movements and renovation in the artistic thinking. They are changes in developing works structures, renovations in tones and artistic viewpoints, and renovations in the art of developing character worlds; by which, the thesis came to the confirmation that: the novels on the topic of wars after 1975 have broken the blockage, closure of the traditional artistic thinking and created a certain opening with new searches and experiments. 12. Applicability in reality: This thesis may be a reference document for students in the major of literature. 13. Next research directions: Thesis topics closely connected with the issue of renovations in artistic thinking in prose and narrative of Vietnam in the renovation era.
