(I want to reply in more detail later--ha! this sounds like the other review thread!--but I need to look at Books and Things re: oral theory ... but I did want to ask: I seem to recall that you offered to read over my UVM presentation when it's ready on historical bias in Tolkien? Is that offer still on the table? 8^) It won't be long; I only have 20 minutes. I haven't even written it yet but would appreciate other smart people to look at it when I do. It's my first all-scholars-no-fandom conference so ...)