văn đoàn
Definition
- Noun:
- Literary circle / literary society: A formal or informal group of writers, poets, and intellectuals who associate to discuss, critique, and promote literature and ideas.
- Literary salon / cénacle: A gathering, often of a select group, for the purpose of literary discussion and exchange, historically significant in Vietnamese literary history.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tự Lực văn đoàn có ảnh hưởng lớn đến văn học Việt Nam thế kỷ 20. (The Tự Lực literary circle had a great influence on 20th-century Vietnamese literature.)
- Các thành viên của văn đoàn thường gặp nhau để đọc và bình luận tác phẩm. (Members of the literary society often met to read and critique works.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "văn đoàn" is considered somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese but is used specifically in historical and literary contexts to refer to influential groups from the early modern period.
- Nghiên cứu về phong trào Thơ Mới thường nhắc đến các văn đoàn đương thời. (Research on the New Poetry movement often mentions the contemporary literary circles.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hội văn học (n): literary association. A broader, more modern term for an organized group focused on literature.
- Nhóm văn chương (n): literary group. A general term for any informal gathering of writers.
Synonyms
- Literary circle: A group of people interested in literature.
- Literary society: An organized association for literary activity.
- Cénacle: A small literary group, especially one meeting for discussion.
Related Concepts
- Tự Lực văn đoàn: The "Self-Reliant Literary Group," a famous and influential Vietnamese literary circle of the 1930s that promoted romanticism and modernization in literature.
- Tao đàn: A historical term for a royal literary academy or poetic circle in feudal Vietnam, a precursor concept to the modern văn đoàn.