The Lord of the Rings

Leather Bound, 1216 sidor

På English

Publicerades 29 oktober 2013 av Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

ISBN:
978-0-544-27344-3
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A deluxe edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic tale featuring a beautiful leatherette cover. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.

When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday …

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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 …