The Changes in Reading Preferences in the Field
of Fantasy Genres. A Comparative Analysis
of the 2011 and 2020 Surveys Cover Image

Zmiana preferencji czytelniczych w zakresie gatunków fantasy na podstawie analizy porównawczej ankiet z 2011 i 2020 roku
The Changes in Reading Preferences in the Field of Fantasy Genres. A Comparative Analysis of the 2011 and 2020 Surveys

Author(s): Lidia Wieczorek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: genres; Polish fantasy; Slavic folklore; Polish history

Summary/Abstract: The genre trends of Polish fantasy have changed over the years. It wasn’t until the 1980s that western fantasy translations appeared in Poland, which had a huge impact on Polish authors. Despite the dominance of Tolkien’s pattern, Polish fantasy followed its own path; new subgenres developed an were closely related to Polish culture and history or inspired by Slavic folklore. The objectiveof this article is to present the fantasy genres which were the most popular until 2012 and to compare two questionnaires, from 2012 and from January 2020, that show changes in fantasy reading in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 259-280
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish