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Synthesis philosophica, Vol. 36 No. 2, 2021.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21464/sp36206

Basic Thoughts of Vietnamese Classic Aesthetics through Vân đài loại ngữ (雲台類語) by Lê Quý Đôn

Thị Thu Hiền Phan ; The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City, 10–12 Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Ngọc Thơ Nguyễn orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-9386-0509 ; he University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City, 10–12 Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

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Abstract

The focus of this study is to clarify some features of traditional Vietnamese aesthetic thought expressed through Vân đài loại ngữ, the “encyclopedia” work of Lê Quý Đôn (1726 – 1784) – a famous Vietnamese philosopher, writer and scholar of the pre-modern era. Our previous researchers (Vietnam, China) were very interested Le Quy Don’s thought about poetics in Vân đài loại ngữ. Our new contribution is to use Lê Quý Đôn’s thought as a case study of Vietnamese classical aesthetics. By examining literature (Chapter 5, “Văn nghệ”), music and calligraphy (Chapter 6, “Âm tự”) in relation to Li and Qi philosophy (Chapter 1, “Lý khí”) in Vân đài loại ngữ, our research has clarified Lê Quý Đôn’s conception of literary and artistic beauty based on sincerity, natural simplicity, and Yin-Yang harmony. We explain Lê Quý Đôn’s core concepts by comparing them with corresponding concepts in Chinese aesthetics to highlight the unique characteristics of Vietnamese classical aesthetics, and provide additional historical context.

Keywords

Vietnamese classical aesthetics; comparative aesthetics; Vân đài loại ngữ; Lê Quý Đôn

Hrčak ID:

280204

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/280204

Publication date:

20.1.2022.

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