Humanism in Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary in a Third-world Context

This paper explores the elements constituting humanism in HCM’s PD as explained in two different sections which explore how humanism is embodied in five selected poems of PD and how it underpins the poems’ aesthetics. However, it must be noted that the politics of his poems also significantly contribute to the “conditions of possibility” of HCM’s poetics. Therefore, the second section explores how the aesthetics of PD may be linked to its politics. And the conclusion of the chapter discusses the factors constituting humanism in HCM’s PD.

1. Introduction

2. How Aesthetics is revealed in PD

3. How Politics is revealed in PD

4. Conclusion

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