ZEVE@RED.RUTGERS.EDU (09/12/85)
From: Steven J. Zeve <ZEVE@RED.RUTGERS.EDU> The book about Tolkien by Lin Carter is "Tolkien: A Look Behind the Lord of the Rings" copyright 1969 my copy is a paperback from Ballantine. I read the book sometime ago, so do not remember the contents all that well, but the table of contents and the blurb on the inside assert that the book is about how LOTR grew out of the tradition of the classical epic I also have a copy of a smaller book called "Understanding Tolkein and the Lord of the Rings" by William Ready copyright 1968 printed by Coronet Communications under the Paperback Library imprint. This one appears to relate LOTR to Tolkien's own life. I do not really recall either of these books well, as I read them at least 10 years ago, quite possibly 14 years. (It can't be any longere than that due to the printing dates on one of them. Steve Z. -------