Alison RidleyAlison Ridley teaches Spanish at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. She received her doctorate from Michigan State University. She wrote her dissertation on silence in the Spanish picaresque novel, but her current scholarly research focuses on he theatre of Antonio Buero Vallejo. She has published articles and book reviews in various academic journals, and translations in three books edited by Marjorie Agosín. Read More Read Less