1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THI PHUONG DUNG 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: December 2, 1990
4. Place of birth: Tan Dan, Thua town, Luong Tai district, Bac Ninh province
5. Decision on student admission No. 1811/2021/QH-XHNV dated September 8, 2021, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process: None
(Note the types of changes and the corresponding times)
7. Thesis title: The art of narrative in the two novels *Saint Tran* and *Tran Thu Do* by Tran Thanh Canh
8. Major: Literary Theory; Code: 8229030.01
9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of the thesis results: This thesis studies the art of narrative in the two novels "Saint Tran" and "Tran Thu Do" by Tran Thanh Canh. The thesis has provided an overview of the basic issues of narrative theory and the narrative aspects in novels. Based on the theoretical foundation of narrative art and the creative practice of writer Tran Thanh Canh, the thesis delves into the art of character development in the two novels "Saint Tran" and "Tran Thu Do". The characters are all constructed from official historical sources and unofficial histories, placed within a rich and diverse world of characters and artistic fictions that demonstrate the writer's creative talent. In the following section, the thesis delves into the art of character development of Tran Hung Dao with his noble qualities: mastery of both literature and martial arts, loyalty to the king and love for the country, and passionate devotion to love. Furthermore, the character of Tran Thu Do, as portrayed by writer Tran Thanh Canh, possesses impressive personality traits such as unwavering loyalty in love, great talent and ambition in building a great empire, and impartiality. In addition, the novel about the historical figure Tran Thu Do also expresses a desire to challenge history by allowing characters from the present and the past to engage in dialogue within a semi-real, semi-fictional setting. In the final chapter of the thesis, the author presents scientific concepts regarding narrative perspective, point of view, the art of constructing plot situations and storylines, artistic language, and the rich narrative tone in the two novels. Through the analysis and interpretation process, the thesis clearly points out the valuable contributions of writer Tran Thanh Canh to the narrative art of the two novels, "Duc Thanh Tran" and "Tran Thu Do."
11. Practical applications: This thesis serves as a reference for students, trainees, and teachers in studying the novels of Tran Thanh Canh and the Tran Dynasty, one of the most glorious dynasties in the history of the Vietnamese nation.
12. Further research directions: Studying the works of writer Tran Thanh Canh from a cultural approach and from discourse theory.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
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Information on Master's Thesis
1. Full name: NGUYEN THI PHUONG DUNG 2. Sex: female
3. Date of birth: 02/12/1990
4. Place of birth: Thua town – Luong Tai district – Bac Ninh Province
5. Admission decision number: 1811/2021/QD-XHNV Dated : September 8, 2021
by Rector VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities
6. Changes in academic process: Nothing changes
(List the forms of change and corresponding times)
7. Official thesis title: Narrative forms in Tran Thanh Canh's Duc Thanh Tran and Tran Thu Do novels
8. Major: literary theory 9. Code: 8229030.01
10. Supervisors: Assoc Prof Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
(Full name, academic title and degree)
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: This thesis aims to analyze narrative forms in the two novels of Duc Thanh Tran and Tran Thu Do written by Tran Thanh Canh. In chapter one, the thesis summarizes narrative theory and narrative aspects in the novel such as narrator, language, tone and character, and then give an overview of the writing journey of Tran Thanh Canh, to begin with the first stories received many awards to three novels about the Tran Dynasty. The Tran Thanh Canh writer's attitude and evaluation towards historical characters and his pride and love to the nation is shown in all novels. In chapter two, the thesis delves into exploiting the art of character building in the two novels of Duc Thanh Tran and Tran Thu Do. The characters are created based on both official and historical sources, and set in imaginary situations. In the next section, the thesis analyzes the qualities of the main character Tran Hung Dao such as literary martial arts, patriotism, and love passion. In terms of personality traits, the character Tran Thu Do is also portrayed as such a man with loyal in love, great talent and impartiality in work. In addition, the novel about Tran Thu Do also shows the views that counter the historians' views through the conservation between the current characters and the historical ones. In the last chapter of the thesis, the writer presents scientific concepts of the narrator, the point of view, the art of constructing story situations and plots, language and narrative tone in two novels. The thesis clearly shows the significant contributions of the writer Tran Thanh Canh in the narrative art of the two novels Duc Thanh Tran and Tran Thu Do.
12. Practical applicability, if any: This thesis provides students and teachers with further sources of reference that gives an inside into the novels of Tran Thanh Canh and the Tran Dynasty, one of the most glorious dynasties in the history of Vietnam.
13. Further research directions, if any: The cultural approach and the theory of discourse are applied in research on the novels of Tran Thanh Canh.
14. Thesis-related publications:
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