The Lord of the Rings

Pocketbok, 1193 sidor

På English

Publicerades 29 augusti 1993 av HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-261-10243-9
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OCLC-nummer:
1070386544

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Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him the Rings of Power - the means by which he will be able to rule the world. All he lacks in his plan for dominion is the Ruling Ring, which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the Ring is entrusted to his care. He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across territories of the Dark Lord. There he must destroy the Ring forever and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. --back cover

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A Classic that Simply Isn't for Me

I'd like to note that there's nothing inherently wrong with this classic. Tolkien paved the way for high fantasy and has inspired so many phenomenal works of fiction, from novels to films to tabletop RPGs. But the narrative style of The Lord of the Rings is dry and was difficult to engage with after the hobbits left the Shire. I respect Tolkien and am certain my stories would be vastly different without his influence, but I'd much rather watch the condensed and visually striking films than slog through another thirty hours of text. I understand the draw and loyalty of Tolkien's biggest fans, he simply isn't for me. After struggling through the text for weeks, I finally called it at the 25% mark.

Une œuvre monumentale et magnifique…

Par quoi commencer, que dire d’intelligent qui n’ait pas déjà été dit ? Je vais donner quelques commentaires sur l’édition anglaise qui est celle que j’ai lue (donc sans l’artifice de la traduction), en version complète avec les annexes.

Il faut le lire, dans le texte. Pour revenir à l’essence du roman, auquel les séries et films (notamment la trilogie de Peter Jackson) ne rendent que très partiellement hommage.

Il fait suite au Hobbit (dont la lecture préalable n’est pas indispensable), un livre plutôt destiné aux enfants, en adoptant un ton résolument plus sérieux et sombre. On y verra l’influence du fascisme dans le monde, retranscrit dans un univers formidable et complet créé de toutes pièces par un professeur érudit d’Oxford, inspiré entre autres par les légendes nordiques.

Les personnages évoluent dans un monde vivant, avec tout un ensemble de mythes et légendes en toile de fond …