BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘI
NGUYỄN THỊ NHUNG
SO S¸NH TRUYÖN Cæ TÝCH THÇN Kú NG¦êI KHMER NAM Bé
VíI TRUYÖN Cæ TÝCH THÇN Kú NG¦êI VIÖT
(MéT Sè TYPE Vµ MOTIF C¥ B¶N)
Chuyên ngành: Văn học dân gian
Mã số: 9.22.01.25
TÓM TẮT LUẬN ÁN TIẾN SĨ NGỮ VĂN
HÀ NỘI – 2018
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Công trình được hoàn thành tại Trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội
Người hướng dẫn khoa học:
1.GS.Vũ Anh Tuấn 2.TS. Trần Minh Hường
Phản biện 1: GS.TS Lê Chí Quế
Trường ĐHKHXH&NV – ĐHQG Hà Nội
Phản biện 2: PGS.TS Nguyễn Thị Phương Châm
Viện nghiên cứu Văn hóa
Phản biện 3: PGS.TS Trần Đức Ngôn
Trường Đại học Văn hóa
Luận án sẽ được bảo vệ trước Hội đồng chấm luận án cấp Trường họp tại
Trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội vào hồi …..giờ … ngày … tháng… năm…
Có thể tìm hiểu luận án tại thư viện: Thư viện Quốc Gia, Hà Nội
hoặc Thư viện Trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội
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DANH MỤC CÁC BÀI BÁO
1. Nguyen Thi Nhung (2016), Applyling the field method inthe process of
researching Fairy tale in Viet Nam, the 6th International Conference on
Sciences and Social Sciences (ICSSS2016) at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham
University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand.
2. Nguyễn Thị Nhung (2017), Thực trạng và những nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến
việc tồn tại và lưu truyền truyện cổ tích thần kì Khmer Nam Bộ, Kỉ yếu
Hội thảo khoa học Sau đại học - ngành Ngữ văn, năm 2017. Đại học Sư
phạm Hà Nội.
3. Nguyễn Thị Nhung (2017), Tổng quan về các công trình nghiên cứu
truyện kể dân gian Việt Nam từ góc độ type và motif, Tạp chí Khoa học
trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội số 11 năm 2017.
4. Nguyen Thi Nhung (2017), Similarities in the story type of Heroes that
kill Monsters of Vietnamese and Southern Khmer people in Vietnam, the
7th International Conference on Sciences and Social Sciences
(ICSSS2017) at Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham,
Thailand. (sẽ đăng trên tạp chí trong năm 2018)
5. Nguyễn Thị Nhung (2017), Nghiên cứu truyện kể dân gian Việt Nam từ góc
độ type và motif (trường hợp sánh truyện cổ tích thần kì của người Việt và
người Khmer Nam Bộ), Kỉ yếu Hội thảo Khoa học trường Đại học Thái
Nguyên và Cao đẳng Sư phạm Lào Cai phối hợp tổ chức năm 2017.
6. Nguyễn Thị Nhung (2017), Tìm hiểu truyện Ba Phi vùng Tây Nam Cà Mau
từ góc nhìn Văn hóa Nam Bộ, NXB Mỹ Thuật.
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INTRODUCTION
1. Reason for choosing the topic
In the rich assortment of folk literature in various peoples’ culture, folk stories in
general, and fairy tales in particular, take up a relatively large portion compared to other
genres of folk literature. Serving as a unique kind of mirror, fairy tales reflected every
aspect of people’s social life in a shroud of legend. Through conflicts both within
families and amongst social communities, fairy tales have showcased human’s desire
across thousands of generations, the desire for a society of equality and goodness where
the “You reap what you sow” philosophical principle avails. Through the study of
different people’s fairy tales, we can identify the values and philosophies of life
stemming from their ancestors, as well as their perception in the art of vocabulary.
With the appeal of the genre, fairy tales have drawn in the attention of folklore
researchers across the globe for centuries. Amidst the large number of such studies, the
researches that approached fairy tales from their type and motif viewpoints, as well as
papers comparing fairy tales of numerous peoples based on their types and motifs have
been carried out by a number of researchers.
It can be assumed that the study of fairy tales from the tale type and motif
perspective, as well as comparisons based on tale types and motifs is the method that a
great deal of folklore researchers have applied effectively, especially for studies which
aim at pinpointing both the shared characteristics and unique qualities of various folk
stories in the same category.
Being a people with a rather large population among 54 Vietnamese ethnicities,
Khmer people mainly settle in Southern regions (namely Southwest) – the birth place of
“Oc Eo Culture”, the land with a long history and a huge number of exceptional cultural
heritage that are well-known across the country and also the South East Asia. Amongst
Khmer people’s generous collection of folk culture and literature, their fairy tales stood
out the most as an extraordinary art form crafted with words. In addition to the general
characteristics of the content and art of the fairy tales, this story type has many their own
features, reflecting the Khmer ethnic identity and the South.
Through our research in the present state of studies, we have noticed that: there have
been several works of collection, research on or introduction to folktales of Khmer people in
Southern regions which have gained a certain number of achievements. In order to
acknowledge the distinctiveness of Southern Khmer’s fairy tales, they need to be placed in
a wider range of perspective, that being among Viet people’s fairy tales; and there especially
needs to be a comparison between them and those of another people, ones which are
plentiful in number and different in terms of culture, humans and narrative. It is our thought
that comparing Southern Khmer’s fairy tales and those of Viet people would be a practical
approach in attaining the aforementioned goal.
For such reasons, this thesis is going with the topic: “A comparison between
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Southern Khmer’s fairy tales and Viet people’s fairy tales - some basic types and motif”
as the research topic with the purpose of finding out and clarifying the similarities and
differences in the types and motifs between these two peoples - Southern Khmer and Viet
- in terms of their cultural formats and foundations.
On the other hand, being a lecturer at Can Tho University, where 15% of the
attending students are Khmer people, by choosing this subject, the thesis writer would
further advance and expand their knowledge on fairy tales in general and Southern Khmer’s
fairy tales in particular, thus enabling them to prepare even more effective lectures on local
folklore literature teachings for students of the university.
2. The subject and scope of the study:
2.1. Subject of the study
This thesis establishes the subject of study as being the several basic types and
motifs from Southern Khmer’s fairy tales in comparison with some types and motifs in
Viet (Kinh) people’s fairy tales.
2.2. Scope of the study
“Type” level: The thesis would examine and compare these 2 basic types of
story: “People in animal shapes” and “Heroes that kill Monsters ”
“Motif” level: The thesis would examine every motif spotted in the two
aforementioned types of stories and compare the basic motifs that appear in these two
types.
3. Goals and objectives of the study
3.1. Goals of the study
From comparing Southern Khmer’s fairy tales and Viet people’s fairy tales on the
basis of several standard tale types and motifs, the thesis pointed out the similarities and
differences in characters, structures and motifs between the basic types in fairy tales of
these two peoples; as well as explaining the similarities and differences between them
based on features such as the two people’s exchange and adaptation of culture, history,
natural habitat, cultural essence, etc. A scientific confirmation based on those elements
can thus be drawn about the definitive contents and artistic choices of words in Southern
Khmer people’s fairy tales.
3.2. Objectives of the study
- An overview on the subject of study; building the theoretical framework for the
thesis and choosing a research direction for the topic.
- Identifying the range of genre, the natural space for experiencing, materials to be
examined and conduct the examination to distinguish and address the different types in
fairy tales. From then, carrying on to select the two basic types: People in animal shapes
and Heroes that kill Monsters , and proceed to examine and address the motifs belonging
in these two tale types.
- Point out the similarities and differences between these two types of stories; at