Re: Phe^ bi`nh va(n ho.c

[Thach Nguyen <esse@angband.org>]

Thu+a ca'c ba'c,

 Ca?m o+n ca'c ba'c cho bie^'t the^m ve^` ddie^?n ti'ch va` ti`nh tra.ng
sa'ng ta'c o+? nha`. 

1. Co' pha?i Ha?o la` nha` phe^ bi`nh? DDie^?m na`y xin dde^? ca'c ba'c
tu+. tra? lo+`i . Qua hai ba`i "phe^ bi`nh" Pha.m Thi. Hoa`i va` Nguye^~n
Vie^.t Ha` (NVH) cu?a Ha?o  nha` em chi? tha^'y gio^'ng chu+?i ho+n phe^
bi`nh. Kho^ng rie^ng chi? chu+?i, ma` co`n du`ng gio.ng self-righteous
chauvanistic "va(n ho'a the^' na`y la` ddu'ng, the^' kia la` sai". Chung
quy cha(?ng ma^'y kha'c so called "phe^ bi`nh va(n ho.c" o+? ha?i ngoa.i,
co' khi co`n te^. ho+n .

2. Ba'c DAH co' no'i dda.i loa.i va(n ho.c suy ddo^`i nhu+ va^.y co' ha.i
cho lo+'p tre? va^n va^n va` va^n va^n.  Nha` em chu+a ddo.c CHCC ne^n
kho^ng bie^'t no' "real" va` "suy ddo^`i"dde^'n co+? na`o, nhu+ng nghi~
mo^~i ngu+o+`i co' pha?n u+'ng rie^ng vo+'i mo^~i the^? loa.i ta'c pha^?m.
Ne^'u NVH "khie^'p" the^' thi` ba'c nghi~ sao ve^` Narbokov (Lolita),
James Joyce (Ullysse), Henry Miller, DH Lawrence hay tha^.m chi' JD
Sarlinger?
Thie^?n y' cu?a nha` em la` va(n ho.c cha? ba('t buo^.c pha?i phu.c vu.
cho mo^.t chi'nh nghi~a hay tru+o+`ng pha'i dda.o ddu+'c na`o he^'t . Ne^n
che^ tra'ch mo^.t sa'ng ta'c chi? vi` no' kho^ng phu` ho+.p vo+'i mo^.t
chu+`ng mu+.c dda.o ddu+'c cha(?ng ma^'y kha'c tra'ch ga` kho^ng bie^'t
ba('t chuo^.t .  Thu+' nhi`, ca'i ba'c no'i dda.i loa.i ca tu.ng su+. suy
ddo^`i nhie^`u khi cha(?ng pha?i la` ca tu.ng gi` sa^'t. DDie^?m na`y nha`
em kho^ng da'm ddi sa^u vi` chu+a ddo.c CHCC ngoa`i nhu+~ng tri'ch da^~n
cu?a quan to`a Ha?o. Chi? muo^'n go+.i y' la` it could be satire that the
author implied. The humor may be dark, but it's still humor. I don't mean
to lecture, hope you don't mind. 

3.  Va(n pha?i "ta?i dda.o"? Di~ nhie^n. Va(n na`o cha(?ng ta?i dda.o,
chi? kho^ng nha^'t thie^'t pha?i la` "dda.o" gi` tho^i  :-)

Regards,
Thach