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K© Nguyen The Linh

Symposium
Re-Reading Truyện Kiều

Truyện Kiều is considered to be the most important work of Vietnamese literature. In appreciation of the translation into German and in veneration of the original and the poet Nguyen Du, the Goethe-Institut raised the question how this national treasure can be re-read today, how man and women of today identify with the depiction of the female character.

The Goethe-Institut organized a symposium. It approached the venerable literary heritage from two different angles: firstly, as a philological and historical appreciation of the work based on wide literary knowledge and traditional reading; secondly, as a reflection on women’s roles and situation today and on the contemporariness of the text. The symposium meant to liberate the text from a sacred reverence and path the way to a contemporary interpretation. 110 experts of different intellectual and artistic background convened. Eight impulse presentations set the impulses. These eight authors kindly re-edited their speeches to essays and ZZZREVIEW edited and published them. Thank you for this cooperation.


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