New Forms of Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of Beautiful Women in
the Vietnamese Romantic Literature of Tu Luc Van Doan

k 2022

New Forms of Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of Beautiful Women in the Vietnamese Romantic Literature of Tu Luc Van Doan

LIEN VRBKOVÁ, Julie and Michal SCHWARZ

Basic information

Original name

New Forms of Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of Beautiful Women in the Vietnamese Romantic Literature of Tu Luc Van Doan

Authors

LIEN VRBKOVÁ, Julie and Michal SCHWARZ

Edition

6th International Conference on Language and Literature. Santander: University of Cantabria, 27. 10. 2022 (online). 2022

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60206 Specific literatures

Country of publisher

Spain

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Conference program

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

vietnamská literatura;Tu Luc Van Doan;Khai Hung;ženská hrdinka;krása;sebeobětování;historie;modernita;kolonialismus

Keywords in English

Vietnamese literature;Tu Luc Van Doan;Khai Hung;female character;beauty;self-sacrifice;history;modernity;colonialism

Abstract

V originále

The traditional concepts and norms in the Vietnamese conservative society have found a new form of expression at the beginning of the 20th century. The development of large cities, influence of French culture and modern style of life gave a new space for individual desire and its expression. The Vietnamese Self-Strengthening Literary Union (Tự Lực Văn Đoàn) constituted a new form of modern writing. Our paper focuses on new forms of literary deification of women especially in the work of Khái Hưng (1896-1947). In our comparison of his particular novels, the author usually combines two motifs: one new connected to modern feminism, and one old connected to tradition. The new motif is personal beauty of woman idols accompanied by their extraordinary intelligence and social independence. More traditional motif is self-sacrifice as a social or even religious action. In the comparison of particular cases, the criticized traditional Confucian rules are often understood as negative and obsolescent. On the other side more basic Asian social values are not neglected. As the result the women in the their self-sacrifice shift their role from passive victims to dominant actors directing and creating their destiny. They became the masters of sacrifice through their beauty, intelligence and even dominance over the men. The result is a new type of literary devotion forming modern understanding and better social position of women in the Vietnamese literature and contemporary society.

Links

GA19-07619S, research and development project

Name: Mongolské rituální rukopisy v české sbírce: jejich edice, historie a středoasijské kořeny

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

LIEN VRBKOVÁ, Julie and Michal SCHWARZ. New Forms of Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of Beautiful Women in the Vietnamese Romantic Literature of Tu Luc Van Doan. In 6th International Conference on Language and Literature. Santander: University of Cantabria, 27. 10. 2022 (online). 2022.

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LIEN VRBKOVÁ, Julie and Michal SCHWARZ. New Forms of Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of Beautiful Women in the Vietnamese Romantic Literature of Tu Luc Van Doan. In \textit{6th International Conference on Language and Literature. Santander: University of Cantabria, 27. 10. 2022 (online).}. 2022.

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