TTLV: Tản Đà's "Playful Poetry" from the Perspective of Artistic Thought

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

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 to recognize the student No.: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: "Tản Đà's Playful Poetry" from the Perspective of Artistic Thought

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

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba Thanh

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

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The topic of this thesis is "Tản Đà's Playful Poetry from the Perspective of Artistic Thought." In this thesis, we have explored this issue based on three main points: the concept of poetic thought and Tản Đà's playful poetry; the main inspiration and lyrical persona in Tản Đà's playful poetry; and the genre, language, and symbolism in Tản Đà's playful poetry. We have investigated fundamental issues to support our research, such as: the concept of artistic thought, general issues concerning the characteristics and functions of playful poetry, and playful poetry as a subgenre.

At the same time, this thesis also places Tản Đà's playful poetry within the overall poetic development of the nation. Through this, we observe that playful poetry appeared in medieval literature in representative authors such as Nguyễn Công Trứ and Cao Bá Quát. In modern literature, playful poetry has become a trend, a movement. Poetry truly breaks free from constraints, frameworks, and poetic rules, becoming more unrestrained in both content and form. Playful poetry is not written to attack, satirize, or belittle any particular subject, but rather aims at entertainment.

In this trend of playful poetry, the most prominent figure is Tan Da. A talented individual with a unique personality and a significant position in the literary life of his time, Tan Da opened up a new way of life, a new form of expression. As Hoai Thanh put it, Tan Da was "a discordant note." Although a scholar with formal and traditional training, Tan Da was very enthusiastic about playful poetry. He believed that besides literature for life, there was also playful poetry, and it was in this playful aspect that Tan Da fully revealed his individuality and artistic talent. The content of Tan Da's playful poetry is rich, with a unique system of lyrical characters. Through it, the author expresses a self that is both individualistic and rebellious, yet also tender, lyrical, and above all, a lonely, melancholic self. This thesis demonstrates that, with its rich and diverse system of genres, symbols, and language, Tan Da's playful poetry possesses high artistic value.

11. Practical applications: 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 Tản Đà's "Playful Poetry" from the perspective of artistic thinking, we hope to open up a broader research direction on the "playful poetry" trend 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