Information about the thesis "Mythical Time and Space in Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude" by graduate student Nguyen Thi Hao, majoring in Foreign Literature.1. Student's Full Name: Nguyen Thi Hao 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: February 25, 1985 4. Place of Birth: Yen Phong – Bac Ninh 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: Currently a student in the Literature major, specializing in Vietnamese Literature, according to Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. As a student of Literature, specializing in Foreign Literature, according to Decision No. 91/QD/XHNV – KH&SĐH dated January 29, 2008, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 7. Thesis Title: Mythical Time and Space in Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude 8. Specialization: Foreign Literature; Code: 60 03 1033 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Duy Hiep, former lecturer in the Department of Literature – University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi 10. Summary of Thesis Results: Magical Realism and Latin American literature are relatively new literary fields for Vietnamese literary research. When discussing magical realism, one cannot ignore the name of the greatest storyteller in Latin America – Gabriel García Márquez, whose novel *One Hundred Years of Solitude* won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. Despite the practical difficulties in terms of documentation and research methods in Latin American literature, our study of "Mythical Time and Space in Gabriel García Márquez's *One Hundred Years of Solitude*" has yielded the following notable results: Firstly, the thesis provides a comprehensive and fairly complete overview of the characteristics of Latin American literature and magical realism. From this, we propose promising research directions when approaching works in this literary genre. Secondly, the thesis studies in detail the mythical time and space in Gabriel García Márquez's *One Hundred Years of Solitude*. Time is ethereal, not following a linear pattern, and is recreated through various levels of time: order, flow, frequency; along with the phenomenon of foreshadowing. Space is imbued with a magical, ethereal quality. With the strange transformations of nature, the author takes the reader to fantastical lands. The mythical space-time plays a crucial role in conveying the message of peace and human solidarity – the dark side of loneliness. Finally, based on the application of mythological criticism and poetics to study this work, we propose research directions for works belonging to the magical realism literary trend and the potential for application and expansion of the topic. 11. Practical applications: In the field of research: Overcoming difficulties in accessing a relatively new area for Vietnam: Latin American literature and magical realism. Simultaneously, opening up new research areas on myth. In teaching: Applying it to teaching the Western and Latin American Literature course at the university level. 12. Further research directions: - Mythical characters in Márquez's works. - The original model in Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. - Myths in Latin American literature. 13. Published works related to the thesis: Original examples in Xuan Quynh's "Waves," Teaching and Learning Journal, No. 3/2010, Hanoi Pedagogical University.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hao 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: February 25, 1985 4. Place of birth: Bac Ninh 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH; Dated: November 2, 2007 6. Changes in academic process 7. Official thesis title: Mythical Time and Mythical Space in One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. 8. Major: Foreign Literature 9. Code: 60 22 30 10. Supervisors: AS.Phd.Dao Duy Hiep, lectuers of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The Magic Realism and Latin American literature is the relative field to research in Vietnam. Gabriel García Márquez is a famous writer of this land. His novel One Hundered Years of Solitue had received the Nobel prize and many different noble rewards. Indeed, there are many difficulties about documents and methods in analyzing ones. Finishing researching the title: “The mythical time and mythical space in Gabriel García Márquez' One Hundered Years of Solitude”, we reached to the following results: The first, our thesis had given a general and relative perfect view about Latin American literature and magic relism. And, we put forward some ways of positive reserching when approaching to works this literature. The second, the thesis researhed the mythical time and mythical space in One Hunderd Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Time in this novel is virtual, not following the model line. It is reproduced through time levels: order, duree, ferequency and foresight. Space has fantasy. With the strange transformation of nature, authors take readers to the mythical land. Mythical time and mythical space have important contributions to convey messages for peace, human solidarity – the reverse of this solitude. Finally, we promote method to research a group of work that belongs to magic realism. 12. Practical applicability, if any: In research: overcoming obstacles and difficulies in research Latin American literature – a relative new field to Vietmese literature. In teaching: Applying for technical Latin American literature for students at universities. 13. Further research directions, if any: Mythical characters in Márquez'works. Archetype in Márquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude Myth in Latin American literatude. 14. Thesis-related publications: Archetype in “Wave” of Xuan Quynh, New of Teaching and Learning in School, number 3/2010.
