Chapter I Historical Background: Eunuchs, Anti-eunuchism, and the Decline of the Ming Dynasty _ 1 1. The Ming Reconstruction of Ancient Chinese Administrative System _ 2 2. The Ascendancy of Ming Eunuchs _ 4 3. Anti-eunuchism, the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian, and the Revival Society _ 9 4. Peasant Rebellions, Li Zicheng and His Peasant Armies, and Manchus _ 16 5. The Establishment and Fall of the Southern Ming Dynasty _ 21
Chapter II Kong Shangren and The Peach Blossom Fan _ 32 1. Kong Shangren and the Composition of The Peach Blossom Fan _ 32 2. The Historicity of The Peach Blossom Fan and Its Structural Features _ 38 3. The Spread of the Play _ 44
Chapter III Aspects of the Play _ 63 1. Major Characters in the Play and Their Prototypes _ 63 2. A Detailed Synopsis of the Original Play _ 79
The Peach Blossom Fan _ 124 Appendix: Kunqu Opera ABC _ 183 Works Consulted and Cited _ 233 About the Author _ 237
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