TTLV: The theme of the past in Nguyen Tuan's works before the Revolution

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Hong Ngoc                           

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 25, 1979

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing postgraduate students.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title:The theme of the past in Nguyen Tuan's works before the Revolution.

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Van DucFaculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

First, this thesis provides an overview of Nguyen Tuan's creative journey and artistic views before the Revolution. Through this, the author identifies the main themes in Nguyen Tuan's works and the artistic concepts that influenced his pre-Revolutionary works, including the theme of writing about the past, primarily focused on in the short story collection "Echoes of a Bygone Era".

Next, the thesis delves into the major inspirations in Nguyen Tuan's writings about the past before the Revolution: the idealization of past life, the praise of the refined pleasures of the past, and the elegant and sophisticated lifestyle and behavior of the people. In addition, the author explores the typical character types in Nguyen Tuan's works on the theme of the past.

Finally, the thesis clarifies Nguyen Tuan's artistic characteristics regarding artistic time and space; narrative situations; language and tone; structure; and the artistic techniques of contrast and opposition.

Through this, the thesis also contributes to affirming Nguyen Tuan's talented and unique style and contributions to national literature; his deep respect for the national cultural and artistic traditions. And from a certain perspective, the author has clarified the artistic features of the short stories in the collection "Echoes of a Bygone Era".

11. Practical applications:

The research presented in this thesis will become a valuable source of information for teaching Nguyen Tuan's literary works in secondary schools.

12. Future research directions:

If possible, the author will research the theme of the past in the entirety of Nguyen Tuan's works in particular, and in some other romantic writers of his time.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Hong Ngoc2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 25^th, 19794. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30^th2013 of the principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: The past topics in composed of Nguyen Tuan before the Revolution.

8. Majors: Vietnam Literature.Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Supervisor: Associate Professor, Ph.D Ha Van Duc, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

First, the thesis outlines Nguyen Tuan's writing career before the Revolution. Thereby, the writer points out the main themes of Nguyen Tuan authour, the dominant of art conception before the Revolution in which topics are written about the past focused mainly through short novels: Time Renowned.

Next, the research studies in depth the great inspiration in writing about the past of the authour before the Revolution. Nguyen Tuan's compositions idealized the past life, praising the pleasura of the ancients with graceful lifestyle, talented, subtle lifestyle. Equally important, the writer learns about the typical character types in Nguyen Tuan's compositions about the past.

Finally, the study clarifies the characteristics arts of Nguyen Tuan about the time, space art, comic situations, language and tone, texture, contrast and opposing arts.

Thereby, the thesis also affirms talent, original style and Nguyen Tuan's contribution to Vietnam ethnic literature, his heart with the traditional culture of ethnic art. And at a certain angle, the writer clarifies the artistic signature of the short stories in Time Renowned.

11. Practice applicability:

The study set out in the thesis makes the valuable resource for teaching Nguyen Tuan literary works in secondary schools.

12. Further research directions:

The writer will study the past subject in the whole composition of Nguyen Tuan in particular and some autographs of his time, if possible.

13. Thesis-related publications: No