Vietnam romantic nationalism in the early twentieth-century: The case of Nguyen Dinh Thi (1924-2003)

  • Mai Thị Thu Huyền
Keywords: shaping national identity, new visions of the nation, constructing national traditions, searching for usable pasts, looking back at the past.

Abstract

The unique mark of Nguyễn Đình Thi (1924-2003) in music, philosophy, theater, and literature has been studied by many researchers. However, his contribution to the theory and criticism of literature and arts has received little attention. The article focuses on a speech by Nguyễn Đình Thi before the August Revolution in 1945 - “The Vitality of the Vietnamese People in Folk Songs and Fairy Tales” - that is not only remarkable for the issues it raises and the way the author argues and presents his views, but also for its significance at its times. Situating this speech within the context of romantic nationalism in early twentieth-century Vietnam, the article shows Nguyễn Đình Thi’s contribution to construct Vietnamese national traditions and shape Vietnamese national identity.

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Published
2025-04-25
Issue
No. 95 (2025): Tạp chí Khoa học số 95/4/2025
Section
ARTICLES