I will be offline until I return from a conference on Sunday. Here are a few reminders:

—Chaucer Students: Dr. McLaughlin will be guest lecturing on Thursday in our regular room, 142; the subject will be The Wife of Bath. She will collect any response papers; topics are wide open. Remember: we will be meeting in Room 264 on Tuesday, October 17th.

—Tolkien Students: Response topics for next week are open. We can look forward to a number of presentations next Tuesday on topics ranging from fairy tales to mythology to Wagnerian opera. We will be discussing The Two Towers and The Battle of Maldon.

Enjoy the rest of the week. Let’s go Mets!