TTLV: The world of art in Nguyen Dau's short stories

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Le Thi Khanh Van

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 6, 1988

4. Place of birth: Hoang Phu - Hoang Hoa - Thanh Hoa

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH. December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:The world of art in Nguyen Dau's short stories

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Duc Tu– Institute of Literature, 20 Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

This is the first scientific study to delve into Nguyen Dau's short stories. The thesis has shown a comprehensive view of the art in Nguyen Dau's short stories in terms of: plot, story situation, artistic space, artistic time and narrative tone. From there, it points out the important position of short stories in Nguyen Dau's career as well as the writer's contributions to modern Vietnamese literature. Nguyen Dau's short stories have many unique values, showing a talented and dedicated writer.

11. Practical application:

The research results of the thesis are reference materials, documents serving the teaching, research and study of Vietnamese Literature.

12. Further research directions:

Compare Nguyen Dau’s short stories with short stories by other writers: Nguyen Minh Chau, Nguyen Khai, Ma Van Khang, Nguyen Huy Thiep,… to find out the common and unique points of the authors. From there, point out the characteristics of modern short stories.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Name of student: Le Thi Khanh Van2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 06/05/19884. Place of birth: Hoang Phu- Hoang Hoa- Thanh Hoa

5. Admission decision No: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SĐH on December 31, 2014 of Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: The artistic world in short stories of Nguyen Dau.

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Supervisor: Associate Professor, Ph.D. Le Duc Tu – Institute of Literature, 20 Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

This is the first scientific study to deeply research on short stories of Nguyen Dau. The thesis has shown a comprehensive view on the art of the short stories by Nguyen Dau in terms of plot, story situations, artistic space and period, as well as narrative tongue. It has represented the important position of the short stories in the career of Nguyen Dau as well as his contributions to the modern Vietnamese literature. The short stories by Nguyen Dauhave brought special values, indicating a talented and enthusiastic writer.

11. Practical applicability:

The thesis research results are the reference document serving for teaching and research and studying Vietnamese Literature.

12. Further research directions:

We make comparison of short stories by Nguyen Dau with stories by other writers such as Nguyen Minh Chau, Nguyen Khai, Ma Van Khang, Nguyen Huy Thiep, etc., to find common and different points of the writers. From there, it is possible to highlight characteristics ofthe modern short stories.

13. Thesis-related publications: No