To clarify the importance and unique features of the approach to the influence of the folk literature on the prose and poetry To clarify the importance and unique features of the approach to the influence of the folk literature on the prose and poetry of Tay people from some literary authors. | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY HA ANH TUAN THE INFLUENCE OF FOLK LITERATURE ON MODERN PROSE AND POETRY OF TAY PEOPLE Major Vietnamese Literature Code 62 22 01 21 SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION ON VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THAI NGUYEN - 2015 The dissertation was completed at THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Supervisor Associate Professor Doctor Luu Khanh Tho Associate Professor Doctor Nguyen Thi Hue Reviewer 1 . Reviewer 2 . Reviewer 3 . The dissertation can be found at 1. The National Library of Vietnam 2. The Study Materials Center Thai Nguyen University 3. The Library of Thai Nguyen University of Education Thai Nguyen University 1 INTRODUCTION 1. The reason for choosing the topic Throughout the history the relationship between the folk literature and written literature has drawn the attention of many domestic and foreign scientists. The attention not only focuses on the theoretical aspect but also specific and lively actual surveys. However it can be said that the relationship between the folk literature and written literature is truly a fruitful soil with huge potential to be exploited. In addition because the literature of minority ethnic groups was born late it has not been studied comprehensively and systematically. There is no doubt that the folk literature has made profound impacts on the written literature in general and the modern prose of Vietnamese minority ethnic groups in particular. It is these impacts that create unique features and characteristics for the literary works of the minority ethnic groups. Among the ethnic groups Tay People have the largest force of authors many of whom have become famous and gained prizes for their works. Actually there have been several studies focusing on the relationship between the folk literature and the modern literature of Tay authors. However these studies have only focused on the subject from a narrow point of view and in particular works. Meanwhile
