L’Amour héroïque (1891) by Cheng Ki-Tong An oscillation between the imaginary and the real

L'Amour héroïque, a vaudeville by Tcheng Ki-tong, was published in 1891 in the Figaro illustré. The playwright praises a Chinese woman and uses a family event as a prism to reflect Chinese culture. The play's choice of theatrical genre, content and effect reveal a circular structure, leading to an oscillation between the imaginary and the real.