Letter to L. Sprague de Camp
From Tolkien Gateway
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
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]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 622