here's what he meant...

Scottie Bowman (bowman@mail.indigo.ie)
Mon, 06 Jul 1998 09:13:43 +0000

	`... And are you certain that writers themselves know, 
	even in general, what it is they want to express or communicate?...'

	There's something delicious about that `... even in general...' 
	There's the rather clear indication where they should apply for 
	further enlightenment.  I expect the same authority can also tell 
	us what Dejeuner sur l'herbe or what Beethoven's final quartet 
	are ACTUALLY about.

	All those hard-won lines of Salinger.  A modest start.  Now the real 
	work can begin.

	Scottie B.