Abstract:The study investigates historical distancing through the metatheatrical perspective in Shahid Nadeem's play Dara. The stance of the study is three-dimensional. First, the metatheatrical lens hints toward the illusionistic world of theatre. This perspective refrains the audience to be identified with the actors in action on stage. Second, Nietzsche's "Critical" type to look at history reshapes, redefines, and reconstructs the historical perspectives. Shahid Nadeem's play Dara views history critically to dig out… Show more
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