LITERARY HISTORIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH APPROACHES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM (1954 ‑ 1975)꞉ THE CASES OF THANH LÃNG AND PHẠM THẾ NGŨ

Abstract

This
 article
 examines
 the
 literary
 historiography
 concepts
 and
 research
 methodologies
 of
 two
 prominent
 Southern
Vietnamese
scholars
during
the
1954
‑
1975
period꞉
Thanh
Lãng
and
Phạm
Thế
Ngũ.
By
comparing
 their
works
with
those
from
the
North
during
the
same
period,
the
paper
highlights
the
distinctive
Southern
 scholarly
approach,
which
leans
toward
scientific,
objective
methods
and
a
focus
on
the
historical
and
specific
 nature
of
literary
phenomena
‑
rather
than
absolutizing
socio‑political
ideologies.
This
study
contributes
to
the
 understanding
of
modern
Vietnamese
literary
thought
and
suggests
theoretical
foundations
that
can
inform
 contemporary
literary
historiography
research.