Nguyễn Du
Nguyễn Du | |
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The Tale of Kiều | |
Spouse | Đoàn Nguyễn Thị Huệ |
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Vietnamese alphabet | Nguyễn Du |
Chữ Hán | 阮攸 |
Nguyễn Du (
Biography
Youth
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Nguyễn Du was born in a great wealthy family in 1765 in Bích Câu,
At the age of 19 (some sources say 17), Du passed the provincial examination and received the title of "tú tài" (Bachelor's degree), which made him (very roughly) the equivalent of a
Du's mother was his father's third wife, noted for her ability at singing and composing poetry. In fact, she made her living by singing, which at that time was considered a disreputable occupation. It is said that Du may have inherited a part of his talents from his mother. He loved listening to traditional songs; and there was a rumor that, when he was 18, he himself eloped with a singer.
Adulthood
After passing the provincial exam, he was appointed to the position of a military advisor in the Royal (Trịnh) army. After the
When
Du's father had been a minister under the Lê dynasty, and his family had benefited greatly under their rule. For most of his life, Nguyễn Du was haunted by what he felt was his own betrayal of the rightful rulers of Vietnam, which occurred when he accepted a post under the Nguyễn dynasty.
The Tale of Kiều
Other works
- Thanh Hiên thi tập (清軒詩集 Poems of Thanh Hiên)
- Nam Trung Tạp Ngâm (南中雜吟 Various Poems Made in the South)
- Bắc Hành Tạp Lục (北行雜錄 Various Records during the Travel to the North)
- Văn tế thập loại chúng sinh (文祭十類眾生 Literature of the Ten Kinds of Beings)
- Long thành cầm giả ca (龍城琴者歌 The Musician at the Dragon Citadel)
Modern depiction
- Portrayed by Quách Ngọc Ngoan in the 2010 movie The Musician at the Dragon Citadel.
See also
References
- ^ Patricia M. Pelley Postcolonial Vietnam: New Histories of the National Past 2002 Page 126 "Many postcolonial critics who focused on the masterpiece of Vietnamese literature — Nguyễn Du's narrative poem The Tale of Kiều — were tempted to interpret it as a critical, allegorical reflection on the rise of the Nguyễn dynasty."
- ^ "Nguyễn Du". greatthoughtstreasury.
- ^ Embassy of Viet-Nam (1971). Vietnam Bulletin. 5–8.
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- ^ Taus-Bolstad, Stacy (2003). Vietnam in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 71.
- ^ "Love And Sacrifice In Vietnam's National Epic". The Washington Post.
Further reading
- Renowned Vietnamese Intellectuals prior to the 20th Century (essay by the Vietnamese historian Nguyễn Khắc Viện) published by Thế Giới Publishers, 2004.