Phd. Duong Thi Ngu

Tan Trao University, Tuyen Quang, Vietnam

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v6-i12-31

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ABSTRACT

Folk literature aims to express and record knowledge, experiences, thoughts, and feelings about social life, nature, and the universe. Therefore, folk literature is national, and any nation's folk literature has a strong cultural identity of that nation. This article studies cultural identity in folk literature and demonstrates which ethnic folk literature is rich in that national identity through the mythological genre.

KEYWORDS:

Folk culture, National identity, culture, nation, mythology.

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Volume 06 Issue 12 December 2023