In 1960, Hans-Georg Gadamer published 'Truth and Method,' which developed the field of philosophical hermeneutics. He argued that understanding is always historically situated and involves a 'fusion of horizons' between the interpreter and the text. Gadamer's ideas have had a lasting impact on the humanities, influencing fields such as literary criticism, theology, and social sciences.

Hans-Georg Gadamer's publication of 'Truth and Method' emphasized the historical situatedness of the reader and the dialogic nature of interpretation. This perspective shaped contemporary poetic reception and reader-response theory, encouraging poets to consider the interplay between text and audience.