Vietnam's Cultural Identity in Perspective of Individual Consciousness in The New Poetry Movement (1932 - 1945)

Abstract

The New Poetry Movement in Vietnam (1932-1945) is considered a revolution in poetry, marking an innovation in poetics and ideological content in poetic works. In this movement, individual consciousness is considered a core element, associated with innovation that appeared only in 1932 - 1945 and have a strong influence on later writing tendencies. Based on individual consciousness theory, cultural materialism, cultural exposure and acculturation combined with analysis of Vietnam's historical and social context in the period 1932 - 1945, the article clarifies individual consciousness in the works of the New Poetry movement as a consequence of exposure to Western culture, contributing to clarifying Vietnamese cultural identity in the first half of the twentieth century. In addition, based on historical literature research materials and methodology, and on historical research materials, literary criticism combined with analytical and comparative methods as well, the author explains the advent of individual consciousness in Vietnam poetry in the period 1932 - 1945 as the premise of the modern Vietnamese poetry freedom movement.