CẢM THỨC TỰ DO HIỆN SINH TRONG THƠ ĐÔ THỊ MIỀN NAM GIAI ĐOẠN 1965 - 1975: TỪ KHẲNG ĐỊNH BẢN THỂ ĐẾN LỰA CHỌN DẤN THÂN

Abstract

Southern urban poetry from 1965 to 1975 was profoundly influenced by existentialist thought amid the realities of war and a crisis of human identity, viewing freedom as a fundamental human value. This article employs existentialist theory in combination with poetics to examine two manifestations of existential freedom: the affirmation of individual identity and the choice of committed engagement. Through the poetry of Nguyễn Đức Sơn, Du Tử Lê, Nhã Ca, Ngô Kha, and Trần Vàng Sao, the study reveals the diverse ways in which the lyrical self articulates freedom. It thereby highlights the ideological, artistic, and humanistic significance of Southern urban poetry within the development of modern Vietnamese literature.