Definition

Noun: - A literary coterie, a literary circle: A group of poets or writers who gather to compose, discuss, and appreciate poetry and literature, often in a formal or ceremonial context. Historically, it refers to a royal or elite literary academy in feudal Vietnam. - A poetic symposium: A gathering or event specifically dedicated to the creation and recitation of poetry.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vua Lê Thánh Tông đã lập ra Tao đàn Nhị thập bát tú. (King Lê Thánh Tông established the Tao Đàn of the Twenty-Eight Constellations.)
  • Các thi sĩ thường xuyên họp mặt trong một tao đàn nhỏ để đọc thơ. (The poets regularly meet in a small literary coterie to read poetry.)
  • Buổi tao đàn tối nay quy tụ nhiều cây bút trẻ triển vọng. (Tonight's poetic symposium gathers many promising young writers.)

Advanced Usage

• "dựng tao đàn" / "lập tao đàn": to establish/found a literary circle.
  • Ông ấy mơ ước được dựng một tao đàn cho các nghệ sĩ địa phương. (He dreams of establishing a literary circle for local artists.)
• "trong tao đàn": within the literary coterie.
  • Trong tao đàn ấy, ông được coi là bậc thầy. (Within that literary coterie, he is considered a master.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thi đàn (n): Another term for a poetry circle or forum, often with a slightly less formal or historical connotation than "tao đàn".
• Văn đàn (n): Literary world; literary forum. A broader term for the sphere of literature and its practitioners.
• Văn hội (n): Literary association. A more modern or general term for a literary society.

Synonyms

• Nhóm văn chương: Literary group.
• Hội thơ: Poetry society/association.
• Cénacle (from French): A small group of writers, especially one meeting for discussion.

Related Phrases

• Tao đàn chi tụ: The gathering of a literary circle (a more classical phrasing).
• Anh em tao đàn: Fellow members of the literary circle.

Related Idioms

• "Một tao đàn tao nhã": An elegant/refined literary circle.
  • Căn phòng sách trở thành một tao đàn tao nhã mỗi tối thứ Sáu. (The book-lined room becomes an elegant literary circle every Friday evening.)

noun

1. literary coterie