A study on existential loneliness in some contemporary Vietnamese poetries

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2022-0006

Abstract

Existentialism is quite opposed to most traditional philosophical ideas that do not only discuss the distant myths but also concern about people in real life - loneliness with worries and anxiety, “nausea” in the absurd life. Therefore, as existentialism appealed, it had been criticized as pessimism, sentimentalism and had been ignited the desperately hopeless sense of humans. However, existentialism is increasingly being accepted and considered as one of the new thought trends. Up to now, existentialism has had a certain position in Vietnamese literature, poetry, and real life. In the article, we focus on analyzing the impression of existential loneliness on some typical works of contemporary Vietnamese poets: Nguyen Quang Thieu, Truong Dang Dung, Ma i Van Phan, Duong Kieu Minh, Vi Thuy Linh, Ly Hoang Ly