The poetics of mournful language in Ai tư vãn by princess Ngọc Hân

Tóm tắt

This article focuses on analyzing the distinctive mournful language in Ai tư vãn by Princess Ngọc Hân from a poetics perspective. It elucidates how the organization of language effectively conveys emotion, expresses inner sorrow, and reimagines the character's image within the work. The study concentrates on symbolic vocabulary, artistic epithets, and especially the technique of defamiliarization in linguistic construction, thereby uncovering the artistic depth of Ai tư vãn. The poem is viewed not merely as a tragic lament of an individual or a private sorrow but as a symbolic discourse representing the era and the flow of life. Furthermore, by combining historical context and comparative poetics, the article places Ai tư vãn in relation to Chinh phụ ngâm to “re-evaluate” the literary value of the work. The analysis reveals that it is precisely the construction of mournful language that gives Ai tư vãn its profound poetics depth. The language used is not only a tool for narration but also a medium for depicting inner states and conveying symbolic, expressive meanings. This study proposes considering Ai tư vãn as a significant artistic linguistic phenomenon within the continuum of medieval Vietnamese literature.