Nguyễn Gia Thiều ( chữ Hán: 阮嘉韶, 1741–1798), courtesy name Quang Thanh (光聲), pen name Đạm Trai (澹齋), formal title Ôn Như hầu (溫如侯), was a Vietnamese poet in the 18th century.
Biography
His best known work, the "Lament of a Royal Concubine" or "The Complaints of the Royal Harem" ( Cung Oán Ngâm Khúc), is an example of song thất lục bát ("double seven, six eight") form of nôm poetry in the ngâm "lament" style. [1] [2]
References
- ^ Mark W. McLeod, Thi Dieu Nguyen – Culture and Customs of Vietnam – Page 70 2001 "Another famous nom poem employing the ngam style is Cung Oan Ngam Khuc, or the Lament of a Royal Concubine, by Nguyen Gia Thieu (c. 1741— 1798). Nguyen Gia Thieu was an aristocrat related to the Trinh lords. He showed little inclination for officeholding, resigning a command in 1783 and retiring to his lakeside villa in Đông Kinh".
- ^ Norman G. Owen The Emergence Of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History 2005- Page 69 "In the masterpiece of lyric poetry by Nguyen Gia Thieu (1741-1798) "The Complaints of the Royal Harem," the rejected harem women – whom Thieu depicts as accomplished artists and chess players – are surrogates for politically frustrated "
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