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'''Lyon Sprague de Camp''' ([[27 November|November 27]], [[1907]] – [[6 November|November 6]], [[2000]]) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. | '''Lyon Sprague de Camp''' ([[27 November|November 27]], [[1907]] – [[6 November|November 6]], [[2000]]) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. | ||
==de Camp and Tolkien== | ==de Camp and Tolkien== | ||
In July [[1964]], de Camp sent [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a copy of his anthology ''[[Swords & Sorcery]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbookshelf.com/si/000971.html#|articlename= Swords & Sorcery (Seller ID 000971)|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkienbookshelf.com/ Tolkien Bookshelf]|accessed=9 January 2012}}</ref> Tolkien sent [[L. Sprague de Camp | In July [[1964]], de Camp sent [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a copy of his anthology ''[[Swords & Sorcery]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tolkienbookshelf.com/si/000971.html#|articlename= Swords & Sorcery (Seller ID 000971)|dated=|website=[http://www.tolkienbookshelf.com/ Tolkien Bookshelf]|accessed=9 January 2012}}</ref> Tolkien sent [[Letter to L. Sprague de Camp|a letter to de Camp in August 1964]], expressing his opinion about the stories.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 622</ref> In February [[1967]], de Camp and [[Wikipedia:Alan E. Nourse|Alan E. Nourse]] visited Tolkien for an interview:<ref>Dale Nelson, "Howard, Robert E. (1906-36)", in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia]]'' ([[Michael D.C. Drout]], ed.), p.287</ref><ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 688</ref> | ||
{{quote|[Tolkien] said he found [the anthology] interesting but did not much like the stories in it [...] We sat in the garage for a couple of hours, smoking pipes, drinking beer, and talking about a variety of things. Practically anything in English literature, from Beowulf down, Tolkien had read and could talk intelligently about. He indicated that he 'rather liked' Howard's Conan stories.|''[[Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers]]'', pp. 243-4}} | {{quote|[Tolkien] said he found [the anthology] interesting but did not much like the stories in it [...] We sat in the garage for a couple of hours, smoking pipes, drinking beer, and talking about a variety of things. Practically anything in English literature, from Beowulf down, Tolkien had read and could talk intelligently about. He indicated that he 'rather liked' Howard's Conan stories.|''[[Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers]]'', pp. 243-4}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 23:28, 16 June 2014
Lyon Sprague de Camp (November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography.
de Camp and Tolkien
In July 1964, de Camp sent J.R.R. Tolkien a copy of his anthology Swords & Sorcery.[1] Tolkien sent a letter to de Camp in August 1964, expressing his opinion about the stories.[2] In February 1967, de Camp and Alan E. Nourse visited Tolkien for an interview:[3][4]
- "[Tolkien] said he found [the anthology] interesting but did not much like the stories in it [...] We sat in the garage for a couple of hours, smoking pipes, drinking beer, and talking about a variety of things. Practically anything in English literature, from Beowulf down, Tolkien had read and could talk intelligently about. He indicated that he 'rather liked' Howard's Conan stories."
- ― Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers, pp. 243-4
Bibliography, selected
Books
- 1963: Swords & Sorcery (editor)
- 1976: Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers
Articles
- 1972: Andúril 1 (April 1972)
- Letter to the editor (pp. 8-9)
- 1973: Locus #149 (14 September 1973)
- [brief article about his meeting with Tolkien]
- 1976: Fantastic (November, Vol. 25, No. 5)
- "White Wizard in Tweeds"
- 1987: Mythlore 50
- Letter to the editor
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Swords & Sorcery (Seller ID 000971)", Tolkien Bookshelf (accessed 9 January 2012)
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 622
- ↑ Dale Nelson, "Howard, Robert E. (1906-36)", in J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia (Michael D.C. Drout, ed.), p.287
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 688
