1. Full name: Nguyen Huong Ngoc 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: February 5, 1991 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen
5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014 of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU
6. Changes during the training process: Change the title of the thesis from Narrative art in contemporary Vietnamese female short stories (through short stories by Le Minh Khue, Y Ban and Da Ngan) to Tan Da in the process of Vietnamese literature in the first half of the 20th century according to Decision No. 418/QD-SDH, dated May 26, 2015 of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
7. Thesis topic: Tan Da in the process of Vietnamese literature in the first half of the 20th century
8. Major: Literary Theory 9. Code: 60.22.01.20
10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Quang Long
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
- There are clearly contradictions in Tan Da. However, when analyzing his literary career and conduct, we see that all of these things are unified with each other and come to a consensus to create Tan Da's creative artistic personality. These contradictions also show the multifaceted nature of personality, concepts, and character. These things have not been properly evaluated before. In the thesis, we consider them as a sign of the formation of creative personality.
- Tan Da is an extremely special character, especially from his personal personality, life perspective, ideology, to his family and other social relationships. In each different value system, he vividly and clearly reveals his own character and thoughts. In fact, Tan Da is a person who lives very honestly with himself, so in any value system, he also clearly reveals his personal personality. This is both close to Confucianism and different. A Confucian person is imprinted with his spirit in his literary career as well as other relationships, but he is a stoic person, with clear cultivation and moderation. Tan Da's expression in different value systems has the arrogance of the previous generation of Confucian scholars, but at the same time has the personal ego of modern times. In other words, his own expression of himself also shows that he is on the borderline of the times, where traditional and innovative values intertwine, exclude each other but still come to unity. In that final unity, his modern artist and his creative artistic personality are clearly expressed.
- Basically, his works have the soul and material of poetry, travelogues, and essays in the style of medieval Confucian scholars and traditional Vietnamese literature. In terms of poetry and folk performances, he had almost no innovation. In terms of prose, he tried to create innovation but failed because he only made simple changes in the external form. With the desire to change in artistic creation, Tan Da tried to learn to create changes in his literature, but the important thing is that he did not understand the nature of that change process, which was not only in the external form but also in the spirit and inner value. He did not reach the level of personal exploitation and personality like the new romantic poets, especially in expressing strong, passionate, and passionate personal emotions like the new poets. This has limited the ability of Tan Da's works to escape, keeping them on the boundary between tradition and modernity without being able to completely change.
- With very unique characteristics and expressions, Tan Da became an important literary figure in the early 20th century. As Hoai Thanh said, it was he and no one else who “played the opening pieces for an upcoming modern concert…” (Hoai Thanh, 1999: 255). His contributions to modern Vietnamese literature are undeniable. He is a writer who has had the richest and most diverse experiences in terms of genres and writing styles in the entire process of Vietnamese literature. He composed many works in different genres and tried to incorporate many materials of modern literature into his works, however, his innovations were not as successful as expected. That failure in the process of literary innovation in Tan Da was due to the very clear limitations in his own perception, thinking, and worldview.
12. Practical application:
As a reference material for research, study and teaching activities of Vietnamese Literature in high schools, colleges and universities.
13. Further research directions:
- Research other literary phenomena in Vietnamese literature in the early 20th century.
- Research and compare Tan Da with similar literary phenomena in the world.
- Research and compare the shift in Vietnamese Literature in the early 20th century with similar phenomena in the world.
14. Published works related to the thesis:
1. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2019), “The novel Giac Mong Con by Tan Da from the perspective of genre”, Ho Chi Minh City Journal of Social Sciences (4), pp. 48-57.
2. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2019), “The issue of “displacement” in the novel My Child’s Dream by Tan Da”, Journal of Art Education, (29), pp. 88-92.
3. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2020), “Tan Da and the experimentation of new rhymes in literary composition”, Journal of Art Education, (33), pp. 66-69.
4. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2021), “Major themes and topics in Tan Da's poetry”, Journal of Art Education (37), pp. 97 - 102.
5. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2021), “Images of the country and people in Tan Da literature (Through Tan Da Complete Works by Nguyen Khac Xuong)”, Ho Chi Minh City Journal of Social Sciences (5), pp. 42-50.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name: NGUYEN HUONG NGOC 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: February 5, 1991 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen
5. Admission decision number: 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SĐH by USSH,VNU, dated: December 31, 2014 by Rector of USSH, VNU
6. Changes in academic process: Thesis name changed from Narrator in feminine contemporary Vietnamese short stories (case study Le Minh Khue, Y Ban and Da Ngan) to Tan Da in the first half of Vietnamese 20th Century literature, admission decision number 418/QD-SĐH by USSH,VNU, dated May 26, 2015.
7. Official thesis title: Tan Da in the first half of Vietnamese 20th Century literature
8. Major: Literary Theories 9. Code: 60.22.01.20
10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Pham Quang Long
11.Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
- Tan Da clearly had contradictions. However, when analyzing his career and life, we realize that all of these things are in unity and come to the unification to create Tan Da's artistic creative personality. These contradictions also show the multifaceted aspects of personality, concept, and personality. These things have often been underestimated before. In the thesis, we consider it as a sign of the formation of a creative personality.
- Tan Da is a very special person, especially from his personality, point of view of life, ideology to his family and his other social relationships. In each different value system, he vividly and clearly displays his own dignity and thinking. In fact, Tan Da is a person who lived very honestly with his own people, so in any value system, he also revealed his personality very clearly. This is familiar to and also different from the Confucianism. Confucianists are also spiritually imprinted on their career as well as in other relationships, but they are stoic. The expression of Tan Da in different value systems has the ego of a Confucianist and the ego of modern person. In other words, his expression was also demonstrated his position was on the boundary line of the times, where traditional values and innovations intersected, rejecting each other but still coming to unity. In that final unity, the modern artist and his creative artistic personality are clearly shown.
- Basically, his works contain the essence and material of poetry, travel prose, medieval Confucianism theory and traditional Vietnamese literature. Regarding folk poetry and performing, he almost had no innovation. In prose, he tried to innovate but failed because he only made simple changes in appearance. With the desire to change in artistic creation, Tan Da tried to learn to make changes in his literature, but the important thing is that he did not understand the nature of that change that is the change was not only in outward form but is also in the inner values. He has not yet reached the same personality exploitation as new romantic poets, especially in expressing his own strong, passionate personal emotions. This has limited the ability of Tan Da's works to change, keeping them on the boundary between tradition and modernity.
- With unique features and expressions, Tan Da became an important literary writer in the early twentieth century. As Hoai Thanh said, it was him, not anyone else, who “played the opening chords for an upcoming modern concert…” (Hoai Thanh, 1999: 255). His contributions to modern Vietnamese literature are undeniable. He is a writer who has had a diverse experience in terms of genres and writing in the entire Vietnamese literature. He wrote in many different genres and tried to bring materials of modern literature into his works but his literary innovations were not as successful as what he expected. That failure in his process of literary innovation is due to the limitations in his own perception, thinking, point of view and worldview.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
Being the document reference for the academic activities related to Vietnamese literature in high school, college and university.
13. Further research directions, if any:
- Research the other Vietnamese authors or literary works in the first half of the 20th Century.
- Research and compare Tan Da to the authors in other countries who have the same features with Tan Da.
- Research and compare Vietnamese 20th century literature to the same literature period in the other countries.
14. Thesis-related publications:
1. Nguyen Huong Ngo (2019), “The Novel Giac mong con (A little dream) by Tan Da from the Genre perspective”, The Journal of Arts Education (4), pp.48-57.
2. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2019), “Travel topic in novel Giac mong con written by Tan Da, The Journal of Arst Education, Review of social sciences Ho Chi Minh city, (29), pp.88-92.
3. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2020), “Tan Da and his experience in creating new syllables in writing”, The Journal of Arts Education (33), pp.66-69.
4. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2021), “Themes, main topics in Tan Da's Poetries”, The Journal of Arts Education (37), pp. 97-102.
5. Nguyen Huong Ngoc (2021), “Images of country and nation in Tan Da literature (through Complete works of Tan Da by Nguyen Khac Xuong), Review of social sciences Ho Chi Minh city (5), pp.42-50.
