> I don't think that speculation about the author can help one interpret > the text. However, the text can help one speculate about the author's > life, if you're interested in that kind of thing, which I sometimes am. I totally agree. The lives of artists fascinate me; I'm just about to dedicate two or so years of my life getting my screenplay about one up on the screen. But it's true what you say - that such things should really done for fun but not profit, so to speak. Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442