THE EXPRESSIONS OF SPIRITUAL CULTURE IN HAN MAC TU’S POEMS
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Abstract
An interdisciplinary approach was used combined with the different methods of analysis - synthesis, statistics, and information processing, the article analyzes the specific manifestations of the Vietnamese spiritual culture as reflected in Han Mac Tu’s poems through four aspects: beliefs in prosperity; festivals; the soul – body and dreams. It is concluded that in the poems of Han Mac Tu, the Vietnamese spiritual culture is expressed via deep layers of meaning. The purpose of analyzing spiritual cultural manifestations is to clarify such deep levels of meaning, resulting in profound compassion among readers as they receive Han Mac Tu's lyrical compositions.
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beliefs in prosperity, dreams, festivals, spiritual culture, the soul-body, the poems of Han Mac Tu
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