TTLV: Characteristics of Le Thi May's epic poems

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 15, 1990 4. Place of birth: An Thanh – Quynh Phu – Thai Binh

5. Decision on student admission No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: Characteristics of Le Thi May's epic poems

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature; Code: 60 22 01 21

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luu Khanh Tho - Head of the Journal of Literary Studies Department, Institute of Literature

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- Le Thi May was the first female poet of the anti-American war generation to write epic poems and achieved remarkable success. This thesis explores the distinctive content and artistry of Le Thi May's epic poems, thereby highlighting the author's unique artistic style.

- The thesis highlights the unique imagery in Le Thi May's epic poem. This includes the image of the soldier, the image of the mother, the image of the country, the aspiration for happiness, and the ideal of victory... all contributing to the portrayal of an indomitable, resilient, and beautiful Vietnam in both wartime and peacetime.

- This thesis explores familiar and novel, highly creative artistic features in Le Thi May's epic poems. These include the textual organization, the harmonious blend of everyday language with folk-like nuances and rich, evocative symbolism; the poetic tone that combines epic heroism and tragedy with lyrical philosophy, with the philosophical element increasing in later poems; free verse alongside the traditional six-eight verse form; and a lingering, evocative epilogue.

11. Practical applications: This thesis can be a valuable reference for literature students.

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 15th, 1990 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐH on December 28, 2012 by Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The features of Le Thi May's Epic

8. Major: Vietnam Literature - Code: 60 22 01 21

9. Supervisors:

Full name: Associate Professor. Dr. Luu Khanh Tho - Head of Editor Board of Literary Studies Magazine, Institute of Literature

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Le Thi May was the first female poet of the anti-american generation wrote epics and achieved remarkable success. The thesis focuses on finding characters of content and art in Le Thi May's Epic, thereby highlighting the unique art style of the author.

- The thesis points out the unique images in Le Thi May's Epic. They are the imaginations of the soldier, the mother, the country, the ambition of happiness and the desire of winning which makes Vietnam to be indomitable, tenacity and beautiful in both wartime and peacetime.

- The Thesis finds out the familiar and new and innovative characteristics of the art in Le Thi May's Epic. They include the form of text organization; the living language harmoniously combined with the folk language and the symbolic and suggestive language ; the tone of poetry is not only the voice of the epic but also tragic and lyrical philosophy. Later on, the philosophy in Le Thi May's Epic was more and more increasing; Le Thi May's Epic includes the free verse, the traditional six-eight- word verse and the last part.

11. Practical applicability: The Thesis can be useful reference for students of literature

12. Further research directions: None

13. Thesis-related publications: None