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In 'A theory for Reading Dramatic Texts' the author has approached a traditional problem in drama criticism - the reading of the dramatic text - from the perspective of contemporary hermeneutics. She applies the hermeneutic mode of study effectively, taking what is appropriate from Gadamer, Iser and Jauss without allowing her enquiry to digress into the philosophical debate with historicism. Furthermore, her contribution to drama criticism is substantial and significant, calling attention to the fact that the performance reading of the dramatic text is a complex and rich form of imaginative concretization... (Mario J. Valdes, University of Toronto)

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The Author: Catherine Arturi Parilla received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from New York University. She teaches Modern and World Literature at Montclair State College.

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