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 <<> It's a worthless enterprise, to me, to try to second guess authors
in
> that way.  I'd rather just pay close attention to what they wrote :)
--Jim

I´m not familiar with the expression "second guess", but I suppose you 
mean that you´d rather just read the work and get your own meanings from 
it, than try to compare with someone impression of the author??? In 
that case we totally agree... --abra>>

Nah, what I meant (not necessarily what I said "that" time :) ) was that
we can't read biographical information about the author and come to
conclusions about what of their life is in their work.  THAT'S why I
cited C.S. Lewis.  He said everyone who's ever done that was wrong--in
his case.  

Jim

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