Nom Literature in Vietnam
Nom scripts were modified from classical Chinese.
Nom Literature first appeared in the 8th century, reached its peak
in the 18th century and lived on to the 20th century. Famous works
now still remain, including Proclamation of Victory over the Wu by
Nguyen Trai, A Nationwide
Collection of Poems with 254
poems by Nguyen Trai, a World
Man of Culture, Hong Duc
Nationwide Collection of Poems
by King Le Thanh Tong, Bach
Van Poem Collection by Nguyen
Binh Khiem, Laments of a
Warrior's Wife by Dang Tran Con
or verses reflecting the aspiration
for gender equality by the
"Queen of Nom poetry" Ho Xuan
Huong, etc. The most famous
works of this period was The Story of Kieu by great poet Nguyen
Du. In addition, there were historic books written in Nom such as
Complete Works of Dai Viet History (Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu) by
Phan Phu Tien, Ngo Sy Lien and Vu Quynh or History of the Le
Dynasty by Le Quy Don.