Xác định thể loại truyện Ba Phi

Abstract

Considering that Ba-Phi story is belong to the story of Trang is a common thing in the study of folk literature and folk culture for a long time. However, the Ba-Phi story is not a Trang story but a part of a comic, similar to comedy stories (which we already know). The article will analyze distinctive features to show that. The distinction between the Ba-Phi story with the story of Trang will have a significant meaning, which is capturing the characteristics of each type. In addition, this work also contributes to clarify the relationships among genres, in the folklore system of Vietnam.