THE REBELLIOUS IMAGE OF SUN WUKONG IN “HAVOC IN HEAVEN” OF “JOURNEY TO THE WEST”
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Abstract
Wu Cheng'en's “Journey to the West” is one of the four great novels of ancient China, which has a great influence in East Asian countries including Vietnam. In its first part, it tells the story of a Monkey King, Sun Wukong, who engages in “Havoc in Heaven” and portrays a rebellious image in it. This article elaborates on the formation and significance of this image through analysis and synthesis, providing a useful reference for Vietnamese teachers and students to teach and study ancient Chinese literature.
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Sun Wukong, “Journey to the West”, Rebellious Image, Ancient Chinese Literature
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Dudbridge, G. (1970). The Hsi-Yu-Chi: A Study of Antecedents to the Sixteenth-Century Chinese Novel. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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Graham, D. C. (1954). Songs and stories of the Chʻuan Miao. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.
Graham, D. C. (1958). The customs and religion of the Ch’iang. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.
Hanan, P. (1981). The Chinese Vernacular Story. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press.
Li, D. Y. (2005). The White Ape Fu and Preface. In Huichang Yipin Ji: The Separate Collection of Li Wei Gong (pp. 145-146). Jilin: Jilin Publishing Group.
Liu, T. K. (2002). Small Window Chronicles (excerpt). In Y. X. Zhu & Y. S. Liu (Ed.), Compilation of Materials for “Journey to the West” (p. 319). Tianjin: Nankai University Press.
Lutgendorf, P. (2007). Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey. New York: Oxford Academic. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195309225.001.0001
Nagar, S. L. (2004). Hanumān through the ages. Delhi: B.R. Pub. Corp.
Narula, J. (2005). Hanuman: God and Epic Hero: The Origin and Growth of Hanuman in Indian Literary and Folk Tradition. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers and Distributors.
Nguyen, H. T. (2020). Characteristics of Vietnamese culture. Art Education Magazine, (34), 12-16.
Vietnam News Agency (TTXVN). (2016, February 9). Significant Characteristics of Monkeys in Vietnamese Culture. Vietnam+. https://www.vietnamplus.vn/nhung-dac-diem-noi-bat-cua-con-khi-trong-van-hoa-viet-nam-post370560.vnp
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Wu, C. E. (1987). Journey to the West. Changsha: Yuelu bookstore.
Wu, C. X. (2002). Records from a Small Window (Excerpt). In Y. X. Zhu & Y. S. Liu (Ed.), Compilation of Materials for “Journey to the West” (p. 317). Tianjin: Nankai University Press.
Xuanzang. (2005). Great Tang Records on the Western Regions. Hohhot: Faraway Publishing House.
Zhang, S. S. (2002). General Discussion of “Journey to the West”. In Y. X. Zhu & Y. S. Liu (Ed.), Compilation of Materials for “Journey to the West” (pp. 321-322). Tianjin: Nankai University Press.
Zhang, S. S. (2002). General Commentary on the New Interpretation of “Journey to the West”. In Y. X. Zhu & Y. S. Liu (Ed.), Compilation of Materials for “Journey to the West” (pp. 323-336). Tianjin: Nankai University Press.
Zhou, K. L. (1997). Striving for Freedom and Equality as a Mission, Pursuing Self-Determination as the Goal: Defending Sun Wukong's Reputation in “Journey to the West”. Journal of Daqing Vocational College, 12(3), 39-47.
Zhu, T. (2012). Reshaping the Jātaka Stories: from Jātakas to Avadānas and Praṇidhānas in Paintings at Kucha and Turfan. Buddhist Studies Review, 29(1), 57-83. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsrv.v29i1.57
Zhu, T. (1978). On Sun Wukong. Journal of Anhui Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 8(1), 68-79.