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Truyện Trê Cóc
(The chronicle of the catfish and the frog) is a 398-line satirical poem written in Vietnam in the 13th Century. In the poem a catfish steals the tadpoles of two frogs. The frogs appeal to the mandarin who orders the catfish imprisoned. However the wife of the catfish bribes the mandarin's assistant to have the case re-examined. After inspection of the pond the mandarin's inspectors declare that the tadpoles are the true offspring of the catfish. Along with folk tales such as ''Thằng Bờm'' the ''Truyện Trê Cóc'' was one of the poems reanalysed by scholars such as Ninh Viết Giao Ninh Viết Giao ( Thanh Hoá, c. 1930) is a Vietnamese writer. He graduated from Hanoi University Hanoi University (HANU; vi, Đại học Hà Nội) (formerly Hanoi University of Foreign Studies), established in 1959 in Hanoi, is an ins ....Patricia M. Pelley ''Postcolonial Vietnam: New Histories of the National Past'' 2002 p270 "Writers such as Ngô Quân Miện, Ngọc Lân, Nguyễ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thằng Bờm
''Thằng Bờm'' (Bờm the Fool, Bờm the village idiot) is a Vietnamese folktale A folktale or folk tale is a folklore genre that typically consists of a story passed down from generation to generation orally. Folktale may also refer to: Categories of stories * Folkloric tale from oral tradition * Fable (written form of the a ... character. Content The Thằng Bờm stories, along with poems like the satirical '' Truyện Trê Cóc'', were among the folktales reanalysed by socialist scholars.Patricia M. Pelley ''Postcolonial Vietnam: New Histories of the National Past'' 2002 p270 "Writers such as Ngô Quân Miện, Ngọc Lân, Nguyễn Hồng Phong, Ninh Viết Giao, Trần Hữu Chí, Trương Chính, and Văn Tân debated the meaning of the folktales Thằng Bờm and Truyện Trê Cóc." References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thang, Bom Vietnamese literary characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninh Viết Giao
Ninh Viết Giao ( Thanh Hoá, c. 1930) is a Vietnamese writer. He graduated from Hanoi University Hanoi University (HANU; vi, Đại học Hà Nội) (formerly Hanoi University of Foreign Studies), established in 1959 in Hanoi, is an institution for foreign language training and research. Hanoi University offers bachelor's degrees in 10 ... in 1956. He was one of the writers reviving an interest in folk tales such as Thằng Bờm and Truyện Trê Cóc. Works * Xứ Nghệ và tôi 2006Viết Giao Ninh "Autobiography and literary works of Ninh Viết Giao; well known author in Vietnam." References Vietnamese writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Vietnam-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trương Chính
Trương, or Truong without diacritics, is a Vietnamese surname formerly written as in the Han script. It is derived from the Chinese surname Zhang (), one of the most common surnames in China and Taiwan. According to the 2010 United States Census, ''Trương'' is the 903rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 38267 individuals. ''Trương'' is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.87%) individuals. Origin and history The Vietnamese surname Trương derives from the Chinese surname Zhang, both written in the Han script as 張. Zhang is the third most common Chinese surname in China and fourth in Taiwan. List of people with the given name and surname * Paul Truong (born 1965), American chess player, trainer, and organizer * Peter Truong, convicted child sexual abuser * Trương Bửu Diệp (1897–1946), Vietnamese Catholic priest * Trương Định (1820–64), Nguyễn Dynasty mandarin * Trương Đình Dzu, lawyer and politician * Trương Hòa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |