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TCG Letter #571 / Carpenter Letter #266


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Michael George Tolkien
Date
6 January 1965
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
In this letter from Tolkien to his grandson, who was studying at St. Andrew's University, Tolkien apologizes that his translations of Sir Gawain and the green Knight and Pearl were not at a finished state to be if use to him. he says that "it was very difficult to render verse into verse when translating", yet he felt that his version gave a reader a better feel for the poem’s impact.

Michael George gave a lecture to St. Andrew's in 1989 where he elaborated on this letter, much the same as the published form but with some minor differences. This can be read at https://www.michaeltolkien.com/page74.html
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