Jamie: try Stephen Katz's essay "The Ethic of Expediency" in College English from a few years back. Sorry I haven't got the reference handy, but it's well worth hunting up. Laurence --------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Steven Laurentian University [log in to unmask] Sudbury, Ontario Fax, English Dept. 705-675-4870; Fax, MA in Humanities 705-675-4887 Phone 705-675-1151 ex 4353 ---------------------------------------------------------------------