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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>
On [[30 August]] [[1964]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien|a letter]] to [[L. Sprague de Camp]]'''.<ref name=CG>{{CG|C}}, p. 622</ref>


*'''Subject:''' Tolkien writes about his opinion of the contributions to the anthology ''[[Swords and Sorcery|Swords & Sorcery]]''.
*'''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==
{{blockquote|all the items seem poor in the subsidiary (but to me not unimportant) matters 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"]]
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Latest revision as of 08:29, 18 March 2024

On 30 August 1964, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to L. Sprague de Camp.[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[edit | edit source]

all the items seem poor in the subsidiary (but to me not unimportant) matters of nomenclature. Best when inventive, least good when literary or archaic
—J.R.R. Tolkien[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

References