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Gary Vena is an Emeritus Professor of English and Drama at Manhattan University in New York City. Vena has received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Fordham University, two Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees, one from Catholic University of America and the other from New York University, and a Ph.D. from New York University.


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