On November 16, in Tien Dien commune, Ha Tinh province, the Nguyen Tien Dien clan council introduced a special version of the Tale of Kieu.
This is a limited edition publication commemorating the 260th anniversary of birth (1765-2025), 205th anniversary of death (September 16, 1820-September 16, 2025) of World Cultural Celebrity - Great Poet Nguyen Du; 225th anniversary of the birth of Truyen Kieu and 150th anniversary of Truyen Kieu being transcribed into Quoc Ngu script.
The Tale of Kieu (Tien Dien version) is a publication chaired by the Nguyen Tien Dien Family Council, together with a group of editors who are Kieu scholars who love Nguyen Du and the Tale of Kieu.
The editors have worked seriously and scientifically, selectively inheriting the quintessence of researchers over the past 200 years. At the same time, based on the existing Nom and Quoc Ngu versions of Kieu, they have compiled a current version of Kieu Story that is closest to Nguyen Du, serving the needs of readers and researchers.
Mr. Nguyen Hai Nam, Chairman of the Nguyen Tien Dien Family Council, shared that the Tale of Kieu has a strange vitality because it was passed down orally and handwritten. With this way of folk transmission, many different versions were created, with many different verses, different words and different understandings before it was carved into Nom script in 1866.
Up to now, since the first Nom and Quoc Ngu version of Kieu was printed and popularized, Truyen Kieu has always received the attention and research of scholars and Kieu scholars for editing, compiling, publishing... bringing great achievements to the preservation and promotion of the value of the eternal heritage of Truyen Kieu.
Before the movement of studying and memorizing the Tale of Kieu was developing strongly in Nguyen Du's homeland and was launched and developed nationwide.
The Nguyen Tien Dien family followed in the footsteps of previous generations, organizing the editing and compilation of a version of the Tale of Kieu called the Tien Dien version, aiming for a current text. The first purpose was to circulate and disseminate it to descendants of the family and then to popularize it to all general readers.
The compilers have selected the best of the published versions of Kieu, while trying to eliminate inappropriate edits or additions by the compilers, while at the same time recognizing contributions and creations that have become popular.
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Luan, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Kieu Studies, said that recently, the Nguyen Tien Dien family has also coordinated with the Vietnam Association of Kieu Studies and the Institute for Research on Famous People to organize a scientific seminar on "Finding the optimal solution for presenting the national language text of the Tale of Kieu" to respond to and serve the editing and compilation of the Tien Dien version of the Tale of Kieu.
Therefore, the Tien Dien version of Truyen Kieu is published with the spirit of inheriting and collecting the quintessence, creations, and great contributions of scholars, researchers, editors, and compilers of Truyen Kieu in Nom and Quoc Ngu over the past 160 years since Truyen Kieu was published in 1866 (the earliest Nom version of Kieu found).
This special version of Kieu by Nguyen Tien Dien is divided and annotated very scientifically and easily understood, and the book is illustrated with pictures by famous artists.
The book is printed on 22 x 35cm paper, hardcover. The book is numbered, signed and stamped by the Family Council for easy storage and to serve the needs of book collectors and antique book collectors in the future./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/ha-tinh-gioi-thieu-ban-truyen-kieu-dac-biet-voi-phan-doan-va-chu-giai-khoa-hoc-post1077293.vnp
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