with regard to the question of whether paintings, productions, performances, etc. are texts, the answer in each case in emphatically yes . . . one brief supporrting example: critics [academic and journalistic] are fond of discussing the differences in character between different renditions of the character hamlet in S's play . . . learly they "read" the character differently in each production . . . and anything that can be read is a text . . . similarly with attempts to "read" the smile of la gioconda point is we are reading all the time . . . and can'thelp doing so ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]