here's what he meant

Scottie Bowman (bowman@mail.indigo.ie)
Tue, 07 Jul 1998 08:39:21 +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.