I. Nguyen Trai's Life
A. Primary Sources in Sino-Vietnamese
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Great Viet]. 4 v. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi, 1993. Reprint. Originally published
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Phan Huy Chu, To Nguyen Nguyen Tho Duc, trans. Lich Trieu Hien Chuong Loai Chi
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* Tran Nghia, Francois Gros, eds. Di San Han Nom Viet Nam: Thu Muc De Yeu =
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* Tran Van Giap. Tim Hieu Kho Sach Han Nom: Nguon Tu Lieu Van Hoc, Su Hoc Viet
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* Please note: These are the two essential bibliographic reference sources that list
citations to primary sources of Nguyen Trai and his works in the Sino-Nom collections
available in the library of the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam.
B. Secondary Sources in Vietnamese
Bui Van Nguyen. "Ban them ve tu tuong nhan nghia cua Nguyen Trai" [Further
Discussions about Thoughts of Humanity and Justice of Nguyen Trai]. Tap Chi
Van Hoc 3 (51) 1964: 53-59.
_____. Nguyen Trai [Nguyen Trai]. Ha Noi: Van Hoa, 1980.
_____. Nguyen Trai va Ban Hung Ca Dai Cao [Nguyen Trai and the Proclamation
of Heroic Song]. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi, 1999.
_____. "Than phu Nguyen Trai: Nha tho Nguyen Phi Khanh, con nguoi va tho van"
[Nguyen Trai's Father: Poet Nguyen Phi Khanh, Humankind, Poetry and Prose].
Reprinted in Hoang Xuan, comp. Nguyen Trai: Tho va Doi [Nguyen Trai: Poetry
and Life]. Ha Noi: Van Hoc, 1997: 121-147.
_____, trans. "Tran Nguyen Dan (1325-1390), nguoi ong ngoai thi hao Nguyen Trai"
[Tran Nguyen Dan (1325-1390), Poet and Maternal Grandfather of Nguyen Trai].
Reprinted in Hoang Xuan, comp. Nguyen Trai: Tho va Doi [Nguyen Trai:
Poetry and Life]. Ha Noi: Van Hoc, 1997: 103-115. Originally published: Based
on the translated version of Hoang Viet Thi Van Tuyen [Poetry Selections
of Hoang Viet]. Ha Noi: Van Hoa, 1957.
_____. "Vai tro Nguyen Trai trong su nghiep phuc hung nen van hoa Dai Viet" [The
Role of Nguyen Trai in Reviving the Undertakings of Cultural Foundation of
Great Viet]. In Pham Ngoc Hy et al., eds. Ky Niem 600 Nam Sinh Nguyen
Trai [Commemorating the 600th Birthday of Nguyen Trai]. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc
Xa Hoi, 1982: [189]-203.
"Da su ve Nguyen Thi Lo, nguoi dan ba tai sac ma oan nghiet trong cuoc doi Nguyen
Trai" [Fictitious Historical Romances about Nguyen Thi Lo, a Lady of Talent
and Beauty with Retribution for Evil Deeds in Nguyen Trai's Life]. Reprinted
in Hoang Xuan, comp. Nguyen Trai: Tho va Doi [Nguyen Trai: Poetry
and Life]. Ha Noi: Van Hoc, 1997: 178-195. Originally published: "Tieu thuyet -
bien khao Nguyen Trai" [Novels - Compilations of Nguyen Trai] in Tho Van
Truc Khe Ngo Van Trien [Poetry and Prose of Truc Khe Ngo Van Trien].
Ha Noi: Van Hoc, 1997.
Dedue, Tondori, Truong Dang Dung, trans. "Nguyen Trai, nha tho xa trong thoi gian
ma khong ngan cach trong khong gian" [Nguyen Trai, a Distant Poet in Time But
Not Set Apart by Time]. Reprinted in Nguyen Huu Son, comp. Nguyen Trai,
ve Tac Gia va Tac Pham [Nguyen Trai, about Authors and Works]. Ha Noi:
Giao Duc, 2000: 1019-1022.
Dinh Khac Thuan. "Chuc quan cua Nguyen Trai va vi the cua ong trong trieu dinh nha
Le" [Official Duties of Nguyen Trai and His Position in the Imperial Court of
the Le Dynasty]. Tap Chi Han Nom 4 (53) 2002: 19-23.
Duong Ba Cung, Le Thuoc, trans. "Bai tua ve ban the pha ho Nguyen Nhi Khe bien
soan lai" [Preface of the Family Genealogy of Nguyen Nhi Khe Was Re-edited].
Reprinted in May Van De ve Su Nghiep va Tho Van Nguyen Trai: Nhan Dip Ky
Niem 520 Nam Ngay Nguyen Trai Mat [Some Issues Regarding the Achievement,
Poetry and Prose of Nguyen Trai: On the Occasion of Commemorating the 520th
Anniversary of the Passing Away of Nguyen Trai]. Edited by Vien Van Hoc, Uy
Ban Khoa Hoc Nha Nuoc. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc, 1963: 246-248. Originally published:
Ban The Pha cua Ho Nguyen Nhi Khe [Text of the Family Genealogy of
Nguyen Nhi Khe].
_____. "Ban chep the pha ho Nguyen Nhi Khe" [Handwritten Text of the Family
Genealogy of Nguyen Nhi Khe]. Reprinted in May Van De ve Su Nghiep va
Tho Van Nguyen Trai: Nhan Dip Ky Niem 520 Nam Ngay Nguyen Trai Mat
[Some Issues Regarding the Achievement, Poetry and Prose of Nguyen Trai:
On the Occasion of Commemorating the 520th Anniversary of the Passing Away
of Nguyen Trai]. Edited by Vien Van Hoc, Uy Ban Khoa Hoc Nha Nuoc. Ha Noi:
Khoa Hoc, 1963: 249-260. Originally published: Ban The Pha cua Ho Nguyen
Nhi Khe [Text of the Family Genealogy of Nguyen Nhi Khe].
_____ et al., Nguyen Van Huyen, trans. "Khao ve su trang cua tien sinh" [Conduct
a Study of the Teacher's Historical Pages]. Reprinted in May Van De ve
Su Nghiep va Tho Van Nguyen Trai: Nhan Dip Ky Niem 520 Nam Ngay Nguyen
Trai Mat [Some Issues Regarding the Achievement, Poetry and Prose of
Nguyen Trai: On the Occasion of Commemorating the 520th Anniversary of the
Passing Away of Nguyen Trai]. Edited by Vien Van Hoc, Uy Ban Khoa Hoc Nha
Nuoc. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc, 1963: 272-301. Originally published: Uc Trai Di
Tap: Tien Sinh Su Trang Khao [Uc Trai's Bequeathed Anthology: A Study of
the Teacher's Historical Pages], v. 5: 1-24.
_____, Nguyen Van Huyen, trans. "Nhung bai binh luan" [Commentaries]. Reprinted
in Nguyen Huu Son, comp. Nguyen Trai, ve Tac Gia va Tac Pham [Nguyen
Trai, about Authors and Works]. Ha Noi: Giao Duc, 2000: 54-69. Originally
published: May Van De ve Su Nghiep va Tho Van Nguyen Trai: Nhan Dip Ky
Niem 520 Nam Ngay Nguyen Trai Mat [Some Issues Regarding the Achievement,
Poetry and Prose of Nguyen Trai: On the Occasion of Commemorating the 520th
Anniversaryof the Passing Away of Nguyen Trai]. Edited by Vien Van Hoc, Uy
Ban Khoa Hoc Nha Nuoc. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc, 1963: 302-325.
Feray, Louise-Yveline, Nguyen Khac Duong, trans. Van Xuan [Ten Thousand
Springs]. Rev. and expanded ed. Ha Noi: Van Hoc & Sudestasies, 2002.
Translated from the French version: Dix Mille Printemps: Roman
by Louise-Yveline Feray. Originally published: Paris: Julliard, 1989.
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Nguyen Huu Son, comp. Nguyen Trai, ve Tac Gia va Tac Pham [Nguyen Trai,
about Authors and Works]. Ha Noi: Giao Duc, 2000: 353-356. Originally published:
Viet Nam Thi Van Giang Luan [Lectures and Discussions of Vietnamese
Poetry and Prose]. Saigon: Song Moi, 1974.
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Celebrities]. Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh: Van Hoc, 1998.
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_____. "Muon da de ngoi" [Borrow a Rock to Seat]. Reprinted in Nguyen Huu Son,
comp. Nguyen Trai, ve Tac Gia va Tac Pham [Nguyen Trai, about Authors
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of Nguyen Trai, 1380-1980: Speech Delivered at the Grand Meeting in Ha Noi:
October 6, 1980]. Ha Noi: Ban To Chuc Le Ky Niem, 1980.
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Ban Khoa Hoc NhaNuoc. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc, 1963: 239-240. Originally published:
Toan Viet Thi Luc[Poetry Selections of Toan Viet], v. 3 (7): 1-2.
Le Thuoc. "Giua hai quyen pha ky khac nhau cua ho Nguyen Trai o Nhi Khe, chung ta
nen theo quyen nao?" [Between the Two Different Versions of Nguyen Trai's Family
Genealogy at Nhi Khe, Which Version Should We Follow?]. Tap Chi Van Hoc
6 (54) 1964: 79-83.
_____, trans. "Truyen ba Tran Thi Thai, me Nguyen Trai" [Story of Madame Tran Thi
Thai, Nguyen Trai's Mother]. Reprinted in May Van De ve Su Nghiep va Tho
Van Nguyen Trai: Nhan Dip Ky Niem 520 Nam Ngay Nguyen Trai Mat [Some
Issues Regarding the Achievement, Poetry and Prose of Nguyen Trai: On the
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Trai]. Edited by Vien Van Hoc, Uy Ban Khoa Hoc Nha Nuoc. Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc,
1963: 230-231. Originally published: Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu [The
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Le Tri Vien. "Nguyen Trai, nhin tu phia Ly - Tran" [Nguyen Trai, Examine from the
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Ha Noi: Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi, 1982: [68]-82.
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Phan Ngoc. "Nguyen Trai, nguoi dat nen mong cho mot nen van hoa dan toc"
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Ha Noi: Thanh Nien, 1999: 171-186.
Tam Vu. "Nguyen Trai: Nguoi dung dau mot van phai yeu nuoc, than dan, co
ly tuong xa hoi cao ca" [Nguyen Trai: Head of Literary School of
Patriotism, Close to People, and with a Lofty Social Ideal].
Tap Chi Van Hoc 9 (93) 1967: 57-71.
"Tra loi cua ong Dao Duy Anh" [Response of Mr. Dao Duy Anh].
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Tran Dinh Huou. "Nguyen Trai va nho giao" [Nguyen Trai and Confucianism].
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