The Communist Anxiety A Study Of Two Chinese Plays

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THE CHAOTIC AND VIOLENT GREAT PROLETARIAN CULTURAL REVOLUTION in Communist China has attracted much attention since its outbreak in 1965. Surprisingly, drama has played a very significant role in this "revolution." The beginning of the "revolution" is generally dated. with an article by Yao Wen-yuan in the Wen Hui Daily in Shanghai, November 10, 1965, implying anti-Party content in a historical play, Hai-jui Dismissed From Office (Hai-jui pa kuan). The purpose of the cultural revolution is to secure the future of Communhm (Mao's version) by eliminating the influence of Neo-Revisionism which, Mao believes, will eventually lead to the revival of capitalism, and the function of this violent movement is educational, designed for the young generation in whose hands, Mao correctly sees, the future of Communism lies.

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