Indeed, this is a Grand Collection that gathered & selected a total of 208 writings of 158 authors - writers that were completed during the past 200 years covering the Tale of Kieu (TOK) - a literary masterpiece of the grand old man of Nguyen Du (1766 - 1820). It provided a readership with abundant & valuable resources of materials reflecting different & distinct approaches & assessments of both Vietnam domestic & abroad professional researchers & popular readers to the TOK.
Contents: Part One: Nguyen Du: the life & literary cause. Historic & cultural context. The family & personality of Nguyen Du. Part Two: The fields of studies & approaches to the TOK. The point of time of creation of TOK. The original text of TOK. The first / earliest prefaces to the TOK written in the 19th century. Understanding content & artistic values of TOK (included Study methods. Philosophy of TOK & humanity values. Characters of TOK. Structure, artistic form & language of TOK. Discussion regarding TOK. Position & influence of TOK in Vietnam literary history). Appendix (Maurice Durand: Introduction aux problems par le Kim Van Kieu. Tran Van Giap: Different texts of TOK. Bibliography of TOK. Index).