Doan Truong Tan Thanh (The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyen Du is a great work containing life philosophy and the artist's talent. For a long time, many people have still believed that "talent" and "fate" in The Tale of Kieu represent a regular relationship - a conflict or a rivalry. However, through the work and the artistic image of the character, Nguyen Du clearly shows readers that "talent" can overcome and neutralize "destiny". Besides morality, talent is also an important human value and quality. Not only scientific talents but also talents in artistic creativity and qualities need to be promoted. This is also one of Nguyen Du's contributions that should be recognized when approaching the work

The Manifesto of Vietnamese Culture, composed by Trường Chinh in 1943, has been applied as a guiding text for the revolutionary culture until now. Howerver, its application and influence have varied in different historical and practical contexts. This article presents how this important work has been applied in practice and has influenced other cultural writers before the August Revolution and during the Anti-French resistance war in Vietnam specifically in two aspects: the application of the Manifesto of Vietnamese Culture in cultural activities led by the Communist Party and its unintended influences on urban literature controlled by the French Colonial Empire from 1945 to 1954. This analysis reveals how enthusiastically and widely this Manifesto was received by writers and artists and discussed passionately during the furious revolutionary struggle of the Vietnamese.

Kon Tum Prison is considered hell on earth, where the first communist soldiers in the Central Highlands were imprisoned. Here, during the oppression of imprisonment, communist prisoners sang heroic poems, typically the Tao dan nguc that (Tao Dan Prison) writing movement. Although it only took place for a short time and the number of authors and works was not many, the poems were sung from prison cells are valuable in diverse facets. With various poetic forms and simple language, the poems are sharp denunciations of the enemies' crimes, expressing the patriotism, comradeship, resilience, and optimism of communist prisoners. This article initially explores and understands the inner thoughts of revolutionary soldiers, thereby affirming the value and position of poems written from Kon Tum prison. Moreover, it contributes to perfecting the appearance of literature written in Vietnamese prisons.

In the context of cultural conflicts between East and West, tradition and modernity in the early twentieth century, Pham Quynh was one of the contemporary intellectuals who created a deep impression of his approach to new culture through cultural hybridization. Based on post-colonial theory, particularly the concept of hybridity, the article analyzes Pham Quynh's cultural hybridization policy in the Nam Phong Journal. This policy involved proposals such as harmonizing the new and old, incorporating elements from both Asia and Europe, combining East Asian ethics with Western European science, building a new national culture that unified East and West, and even merging the beauty of Chinese literature with French literature. Thereby, it can be seen that "hybridity" was once considered a priority not only for Pham Quynh but also for many colonial intellectuals at that time.

This research approaches Vietnamese historical novels, focusing on the case of Hoang Quoc Hai through the lens of discourse theory. The article uses historical-cultural methods and comparative methods to determine the communicative message, narrative structure, and value of the work. Through this study, Bao tap trieu Tran (The Turmoil of the Tran Dynasty) and Tam trieu vua Ly (Eight Dynasties of King Ly) create history as a journey of the rise and fall of dynasties. The work built its content and narrative structure based on the stance of national interests associated with the role of the royal court. The fulcrum that created the meaning of the work is the original model "Father", in which the story focuses on the roles of parents, military leaders, strategists, and historical achievements. Hoang Quoc Hai's works represent the novel-legend discourse creation model. Despite being unrevolutionary, his works, with vivid storytelling and a strong sense of heroism, continue to be cherished by readers and assert the position and value of literature in society.

The venerable Nun Huynh Lien was born during wartime, when Vietnam was under control by the French Colonial Empire and grew up in the struggle against the American Empire to gain independence in the Southern region of Vietnam. Her whole life of cultivating and practicing the religion honored the Bhikkhuni Sangha with several monks and Lay Buddhists who followed her. Nun Huynh Lien is also a poet, whose poems are collected and printed in Doa sen thieng poem, which adored by many people. This paper aims to introduce the life and poetic characteristics of Bhikkhuni Huynh Lien

Syncretism of Vietnamese folk literature preserves rich traces of Vietnamese culture, including culinary culture. However, there is still little in-depth research about cuisine in folk literature. Given the limited research, by analyzing culinary culture in folk literature genres in exploring diverse facets such as the origins of foods, heroic characters in the stories, even the aspects about hunger and the dream of having adequate food, about the dishonor of getting food and the morsel of food being whole life, the paper expects to explore more understanding of the profound human meanings expressed through culinary culture.

McCullough Colleen is considered one of the active and persistent female writers who stands up for feminism. The Thorn Birds bears a bold sense of gender. Through the central characters in the novel, the article explores specific manifestations: sense of pride in the beauty of female nature, sense of expressing needs and desires for love, happiness and proactive dedication, sense of asserting voice and personality in relationships. By realizing sense of gender in The Thorn Birds, the article contributes an approach to better understand the message of the novel.

Mikhail Bulgakov was one of the best non-orthodox writers of Russian-Soviet literature from 1920 to 1940. The Master and Margarita is considered one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century human literature. Using the comparative method, this article examines Bulgakov’s immortal work in relation to contemporary mainstream literature, Socialist Realism, in terms of some characteristics such as authenticity, character type, and tone. Research results show that The Master and Margarita is a literary parody of Socialist Realism. It not only deconstructs totalitarian social models but also contains profound philosophical, aesthetic, religious, and artistic conceptions that transcend all times. Bulgakov’s talent and thinking, which were blocked by the limitations of contemporary society, have become a symbol of true art today. 

Juan Rulfo, a Mexican writer, had a significant influence on his contemporaries and posterity, although his works were not very abundant. His legacy includes a collection of short stories, The Burning Plain, and a novel, Pedro Páramo. This paper approaches Juan Rulfo's The Burning Plain from the theory of landscape criticism to analyze the problem of environment and landscape, which Juan Rulfo has always been concerned about. The devastated landscape, the dead landscape and the residual landscape are a metaphor for the human default and the decay of society. By researching the relationship between landscape and people, the paper will analyze important topics that Juan Rulfo's short stories present: the land regime, corruption, the state of war, and violence pushing humans into crime.

Vien Mai, a famous poet and poetry critic in the Qing Dynasty with the work of Tuy Vien thi thoai. It shows many important points and his progress in writing poetry and enjoying poetry. There are many point that Vien Mai discusses about female poetry. Applying feminist criticism theory and analysis-synthesis method, the article clarifies Vien Mai's thoughts on female poets. In Tuy Vien thi thoai, Vien Mai not only has an open and fair view of women's poetry, but also promotes and respects poetry and affirms the bravery and temperament of women poets. Therefrom the article affirms the author's progressive ideology as well as the humanistic spirit in looking at women's poetry.