Studies on 20th Century Western and Vietnamese Theories of Literary Criticism

ABSTRACT The modernization of Vietnamese culture and arts cannot be separated from the exposure, exchange, and learning from modern Western schools of theories. The relationship of Western-Vietnamese theories of literary criticism started quite early and have made enormous contributions to Vietnamese culture and arts. In this article, the researcher conducted a series of surveys on two main issues: the relationship between Western and Vietnamese theories of literary criticism as well as the reception and application of modern Western theories in Vietnam in the 20th century; thence, the researcher sketches the overall picture of the reception of literary theories in Vietnam over a century, and also analyzes its typical characteristics.