![]() Premised on two temporal sequences, the order of historical events as lived and experienced, which moves forward in time, and the order in which history is known, the order of memory or historical reconstruction, which moves from the present backward, the play treats both history and the interpretation of history as part of dramatic representation. ![]() The play is unique in treating history as problem: contradictions to be reconciled, palpable forces shaping the present and the future, something demanding yet resisting interpretation. This essay explores the convergence of aesthetic self-consciousness and historical reflection in The Peach Blossom Fan. ![]()
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