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'''L. Sprague de Camp 30 August 1964''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[L. Sprague de Camp]], written on [[30 August]] [[1964]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 622</ref> | '''L. Sprague de Camp 30 August 1964''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[L. Sprague de Camp]], written on [[30 August]] [[1964]].<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 622</ref> | ||
*'''Subject:''' Tolkien writes about his opinion of the contributions to the anthology ''[[ | *'''Subject:''' Tolkien writes about his opinion of the contributions to the anthology ''[[Swords & Sorcery]]''. | ||
*'''Publication:''' Quotes from the letter were published in [[Mythlore 50|''Mythlore'' 50]]. | *'''Publication:''' Quotes from the letter were published in [[Mythlore 50|''Mythlore'' 50]]. | ||
==Excerpt== | |||
{{quote|all the items seem poor in the subsidiary (but to me not unimportant mattters of nomenclature. Best when inventive, least good when literary or archaic|J.R.R. Tolkien<ref name=CG/>}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Critique of "Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweler"]] | *[[Critique of "Distressing Tale of Thangobrind the Jeweler"]] | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Letters]] | [[Category:Letters]] |
Revision as of 00:23, 18 October 2013
L. Sprague de Camp 30 August 1964 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to L. Sprague de Camp, written on 30 August 1964.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien writes about his opinion of the contributions to the anthology Swords & Sorcery.
- Publication: Quotes from the letter were published in Mythlore 50.
Excerpt
- "all the items seem poor in the subsidiary (but to me not unimportant mattters of nomenclature. Best when inventive, least good when literary or archaic"
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 622