Published: 2024-07-021

From Shire to Polish shelves. The literary phenomenon and cultural impact of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit

Małgorzata Harbanowicz
Media - Culture - Social Communication
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.31648/mcsc.9651

Abstract

This article analyses the publishing reception of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in Poland
from 1960 to 2023. Focusing on quantitative aspects of editions and distinctive editions,
it presents a summary of 65 Polish editions, discussing in detail those that stand out
from the rest. The paper employs a literary and bibliographic method of analysis and
criticism. It notes the influence of The Hobbit on popular culture and that it still remains
a relevant and popular work, as evidenced by successive reissues of the novel on the
Polish market.

Keywords:

The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, publishing reception, fantasy literature

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Harbanowicz, M. (2024). From Shire to Polish shelves. The literary phenomenon and cultural impact of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Media - Culture - Social Communication, (20). https://doi.org/10.31648/mcsc.9651

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