Abstract
Modernism in Vietnamese literature can be examine in three aspects: time, space and ideas. In the aspect of time, we can say that modernism appeared in the period of both chance and challenge for its confirmation and development. In the aspect of space, modernism appeared in the eventful atmosphere of many other modern literary tendencies. In the aspect of content, modernism was full of spirit of innovation. However, due to the objective conditions modernism did not become a movement. There were only modernist elements scattering in the works of some writers or poets.
Keywords: modernity, modernism, Vietnamese literature…