Đọc Nắng thổ tang của Đinh Phương từ lý thuyết nhập vai

Abstract

The concept of role-play is typically employed either as a pedagogical method, a secondary aspect of metafiction theory, or as a scattered term appearing sporadically in the works of various scholars. Inheriting, developing, and systematizing prior theoretical approaches to role-play, this article aims to explore Nang tho tang by Dinh Phuong through the lens of narratological role theory. From this perspective, the paper clarifies key characteristics of role-play, including role-play as a process of self-awareness, role-play as a transformation into another, and role-play as a form of choice and coercion.  The utilization and systematization of this role-play concept in reading the work Nang tho tang is expected to propose and develop a new narratological term: the role-play narrator (as character) while simultaneously offering fresh interpretive insights into the creative works of author Dinh Phuong.