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This only a part of the whole letter; ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology]]'' (pp. 649-50) includes a line not mentioned in the version of ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (cf. [[Clyde S. Kilby 18 December 1965]]). | |||
The letter is presented (and quoted from) by Kilby in the article "Woodland Prisoner" ([[SEVEN 27|''SEVEN'', Volume 27]], p. 49). | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Tolkien said that he never had much confidence in his own work, even when he was assured that it had value for others. Had it not been for [[C.S. Lewis]] he would never have completed or offered for publication ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. ''The Silmarillion'' was quite different and if good then good in another way. It began in a hospital and during sick leave in World War I and had been with him and worked on ever since, yet was still in a confused state. It needed the assistance of a scholar that was sympathetic, critical, and actually present at one's side. Tolkien said he would be free to return to it in the next year during June through August. | Tolkien said that he never had much confidence in his own work, even when he was assured that it had value for others. Had it not been for [[C.S. Lewis]] he would never have completed or offered for publication ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. ''The Silmarillion'' was quite different and if good then good in another way. It began in a hospital and during sick leave in World War I and had been with him and worked on ever since, yet was still in a confused state. It needed the assistance of a scholar that was sympathetic, critical, and actually present at one's side. Tolkien said he would be free to return to it in the next year during June through August. | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 5 October 2011
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien | ||
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Recipient | Clyde S. Kilby | |
Date | 18 December 1965 | |
Subject(s) | Responding to Kilby's offer to assist in finishing The Silmarillion |
Letter 282 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.
This only a part of the whole letter; The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (pp. 649-50) includes a line not mentioned in the version of The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (cf. Clyde S. Kilby 18 December 1965).
The letter is presented (and quoted from) by Kilby in the article "Woodland Prisoner" (SEVEN, Volume 27, p. 49).
Summary
Tolkien said that he never had much confidence in his own work, even when he was assured that it had value for others. Had it not been for C.S. Lewis he would never have completed or offered for publication The Lord of the Rings. The Silmarillion was quite different and if good then good in another way. It began in a hospital and during sick leave in World War I and had been with him and worked on ever since, yet was still in a confused state. It needed the assistance of a scholar that was sympathetic, critical, and actually present at one's side. Tolkien said he would be free to return to it in the next year during June through August.
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