TTLV: Memories and dreams in “The Sorrow of War” from a poetics perspective

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Luong Thi Sim        

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 22, 1988

4. Place of birth: Yen Binh - Huu Lung - Lang Son

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH. December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: None

7. Thesis topic name:Memories and dreams in “The Sorrow of War” from a poetics perspective

8. Major: Literary Theory Code: 60.22.01.20

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Long, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of thesis results:

When researching this topic, we aimed at the following goals:

– Firstly, the thesis is based on scientific research methods such as poetics, historical-social methods, statistical methods, typological methods... (especially poetics) to study and deeply evaluate the author's creations and innovations in the artistic features of the work. The use of memories and dreams as a technique to build the plot, characters, artistic space, artistic time, and viewpoint is a unique feature of Bao Ninh's style.

– Second, besides the author’s own artistic creativity, placed in the general movement of the Vietnamese novel genre after the renovation, the thesis finds that the contributions of using the form of memories and dreams to express the content of the work in the trend of innovation of modern Vietnamese novels are not small. In the work, memories and dreams are like a thread that runs through all the events of the plot, characters, space, and non-linear time, and is the framework for the author to develop the experiences of the characters and show the author’s perception and evaluation of the war against America.

- Third, by studying the author's perception and evaluation of the past war of the nation and of the art forms, the thesis aims to affirm the role of studying the work according to the poetics trend to help readers have a more thorough view of the work.

Carrying out this topic is a supplementary source, an additional introduction to a work that has had many mixed reviews causing a "public uproar", giving readers a new approach to the work in all aspects. The work is a gratitude from the writer to the author who brought sincere and touching words about the fate of soldiers during and after the war; at the same time, it is a small reference document on the artistic aspect for readers who want to learn about the work. With the limitations of the topic, I hope to receive the reception as well as the readers' comments on the thesis and on the issue that the writer is interested in.

11. Practical application:

Thesis is a research document for students majoring in Literature.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Luong Thi Sim 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: May 22^nd, 19884. Place of birth: Yen Binh - Huu Lung - Lang Son

5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD – XHNV – SĐH, Dated: December 30^th, 2013 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Reminiscence and dream in "The sorrow at war" in the perspective of poetics

8. Major: Literary Theory 9. Code: 60.22.01.20

9. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. PhD. pham Quang Long - Faculty of Literature – University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU, Hanoi

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

When researching this topic, we aim to the following targets:

- First, the thesis is based on the scientific research methods such as poetic method, method of history - society, statistical method, type method ... (especially poetic method) to study and evaluate deeply the creations, innovations by the author in the art work. The use of reminiscence and dream as a method in order to build the storyline, characters, art space, art time, the point of view is a special character with the style of Bao Ninh.

- Second, next to the artistic creation of idiosyncratic author, then put in the general motion flow of the Vietnamese novels after renovation, the thesis finds the contribution of the use of method of reminiscences and dreams to manifest the content of the work in the trend of modern novel innovation of Vietnam is not small. In the work, reminiscences and dreams are like a thread strung through all the events of the storyline, characters, space, time non-linear, is the framework for the author to deploy the experiences of the characters and shows how to recognize, assess of the author about the anti-US war.

- Third, learning how to recognize, assess by the author about the war happened of the nation and with the art forms, the thesis affirms the role of understanding the work according to trending poetics to help readers have better insight into the work.

Performance of this topic is a complement, an introduction for a work which has been a lot of mixed comments causing "uproar", giving readers a new approach about the work on all aspects. The work is a tribute of the writer to the author brought the sincere sentences on the soldiers' status during and after the war; at the same time it is a small reference in art for readers who want to learn about the work. With the limitations of the topic, look forward to welcome as well as the comments of the reader for the thesis and for the issues that the writers are concerned about.