TTLV: Tan Da's "Playful Poetry" from the perspective of artistic thinking

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Tran Thi Thu Huong

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 7, 1986

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH. December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: None

7. Thesis topic: "Playful poetry" by Tan Da from the perspective of artistic thinking

8. Major: Vietnamese literature Code: 60 22 01 21

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ba Thanh

University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of thesis results:

The topic of the thesis is “Tan Da’s Playful Poetry from the Perspective of Artistic Thinking”. In the thesis, we have studied the above issue based on three main ideas: The concept of poetic thinking and Tan Da’s Playful Poetry; The main inspiration and lyrical characters in Tan Da’s Playful Poetry; Genre, language and symbolism in Tan Da’s Playful Poetry. We have studied the basic issues to serve the research of the subject such as: the concept of artistic thinking, general issues about the characteristics and functions of Playful Poetry, Playful Poetry as a sub-genre.

At the same time, the thesis also places Tan Da's playful poetry in the general poetic process of the Nation. Through that, we realize that playful poetry appeared in medieval literature in typical authors such as Nguyen Cong Tru and Cao Ba Quat. In modern literature, playful poetry has become a trend, a movement. Poetry truly escapes from constraints, frameworks, and poetic rules, becoming liberal in both content and form. Playful poetry is not written to criticize, satirize, or demean any subject, but it aims at entertainment.

In this trend of playing poetry, the most typical is Tan Da. As a talented person, with a unique personality, holding an important position in the literary life of that time, Tan Da opened a new lifestyle, a new way of expression, as Hoai Thanh said, Tan Da was "a discordant melody". As a Confucian scholar, with a formal and formal education, Tan Da was very enthusiastic about the field of playing poetry. He believed that in addition to literary taste, life also has playing literature, and it was in this field of playing literature that Tan Da fully revealed his individuality and artistic talent. The content of Tan Da's playing poetry is very rich with a special system of lyrical characters. Through that, the author expressed an I that is both individualistic, playful with life, yet gentle, lyrical and above all, a lonely, dreamy I. The thesis has shown that with a rich and diverse system of genres, symbols, and languages, Tan Da's playing poetry has high artistic value.

11. Practical applicability: This topic can be applied to teaching Tan Da's poetry in high schools, colleges and universities.

12. Further research directions: From the topic of "Playful Poetry" by Tan Da from the perspective of artistic thinking, we hope to open up a broader research direction on the trend of "playful poetry" in literature in general.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thi Thu Huong

2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 07/04/1986

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated December 28, 2012

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Tan Da's “entertaining poetry” from the perspective of thinking art

8. Major: Vietnamese literature

9. Code: 60 22 01 21

10. Supervisors:

ASS Prof. Dr, Nguyen Ba ThanhLecturer at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Subject of the thesis is Tan Da's “entertaining poetry” from the perspective of thinking art. Our thesis includes three main points: The concept of thinking poetry and entertaining poetry; Mainstream inspiration and special characters in entertaining poetry of Tan Da; Forms, languages ​​and symbols in Tan Da's entertaining poetry. To read the thesis we found basic ideological issues such as: concept of thinking art, the common issue about characteristic anf function of entertaining poetry, entertaining poetry is one of the forms of poetry.

Besides, our thesis also put Tan Da's entertaining poetry in the progress of Vietnam poetry. And, we realize that entertaining poetry appears in medieval literature with some famous authors such as: Nguyen Cong Tru, Cao Ba Quat. In modern literature, entertaining poetry really became a new trend. Nowadays, poetry doesn't have any tough rules, it becomes freer in both contents, forms and art measures. Entertaining poetry is not satire. It doesn't aim to turn into ridicule or attack any objects. It aims to entertain and relax.

Tan Da is one of the most outstanding authors in this trend. He is an amorous and talented poet. He also has a strong personality. He has an important position in contemporary literature. He opened up a new lifestyle and expression. Hoai Thanh, a literary critic, commented that: Tan Da is like a strange tone in his time. Tan Da was trained to be a traditional Confucian but he had a great passion for entertaining poetry. In his points of view, he divided works into kinds: moral works and entertaining works. In entertaining poetry, he revealed his personality, talent truly and deeply. His entertaining poetry has diversified content with many kinds of special characters. These works show us not only an emotional and lonely ego but also a strong personality. Tan Da's Ego is always sunk in the world of dreams. Our thesis mentions diverse forms, symbols and languages ​​system in Tan Da's entertaining poetry. Finally, we find out that there is not also diversified content but also attractive technique in Tan Da's entertaining poetry.

12. Practical applicability, if any: none

13. Further research directions, if any: none

14. Thesis-related publications: none