%0 Journal Article %T Bibliotherapeutical or Cathartic Effects through Reception of Drama £¿Sunrise at Campobello¡± by Dore Schary %A Pu£¿kar Mustafi£¿ %A Nadira %J - %D 2017 %X Sa£¿etak The purpose of this paper is to show that the reception of contemporary American biographical drama £¿Sunrise at Campobello¡± by Dore Schary produces cathartic (bibliotheraupetic) effects on contemporary recipients. Bibliotherapy is renowned as the sociological method of £¿curing through reading¡± and our research shows that some basic elements of £¿Sunrise at Campobello¡±, such as universal themes, situations and characters correspond with key bibliotheraupetic goals: identification, projection, catharsis and insight. The research was conducted through the surveying of 30 participants, divided into two groups: readers and viewers of screen adaptation of the aforementioned drama. Apart from describing the key theoretical concepts of bibliotherapy and catharsis, this paper provides a descriptions of the methodology and results of the research %K bibliotherapy %K catharsis %K American drama %K recipients %K readers/viewers %U https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=285393