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Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm

1705 – 1748

Vietnamese poet

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About Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm

Lived 1705 – 1748 (aged 42–43). Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm was a writer, poet and singer.

Đoàn Thị Điểm (, 1705 - 1748), courtesy name Thụy Châu (瑞珠), pseudonym Mai Khuê (梅閨) or Rosy Clouds Lady (紅霞女史), was the classical-Vietnamese female poet.

Biography Đoàn Thị Điểm was born in 1705 at Giai Phạm village, Văn Giang district, Kinh Bắc local government (now Yên Mỹ District, Hưng Yên province). She is best known for her biography of the goddess Liễu Hạnh and her version of Đặng Trần Côn's poem Lament of a soldier's wife from Hán into vernacular Nôm. The Lament is an example of double seven, six eight form. She was also believed to have posthumously written Nữ Trung Tùng Phận (Duties of Women), a Caodaist moral poem targeting women, in 1933

Family Đoàn Doãn Nghi (1678 - 1729) : Father Đoàn Doãn Luân (1700 - 1735) : Older brother. Nguyễn Kiều (1695 - 1752) : Husband (m. 1742-1748, her death).

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Important facts

Born
1705, Revival Lê dynasty, Văn Giang district
Birth century
Died
1748, Nghệ An
Nationality
Dai Viet, Revival Lê dynasty

Family & relationships

Spouse
Nguyễn Kiều

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm?

Vietnamese poet

When was Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm born?

Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm was born in 1705 in Bắc Giang Province, Giai Phạm, Revival Lê dynasty, Văn Giang district.

When did Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm die?

Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm died in 1748 in Nghệ An.

What was Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm's occupation?

Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm was a writer, poet and singer.

What nationality was Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm?

Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm's recorded nationality: Dai Viet, Revival Lê dynasty.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ðoàn Thị Ðiểm

· Wikidata: Q5354126

· DBpedia: Đoàn Thị Điểm

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