Xiao-Ni Jian

Historicity of Texts: An Analysis of M. Butterfly from the Perspective of New Historicism

— This paper looks into famous playwright David Henry Hwang ’ s M. Butterfly with New Historicism, building concrete links between the play and the real-world historical contexts from which it emerged. It works through textual close reading of the play ’ s dialogues and key scenes to uncover hidden meanings within the...