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ANN ALSTON and CATHERINE BUTLER are both Senior Lecturers in English at the University of the West of England, UK.'The Roald Dahl casebook is an interesting, thought-provoking, and, in many ways, long-overdue book' - Libri & Liberi 'Well worth reading and full of valuable insights that will make this volume of use to students and scholars alike.' - Michele Stepto, Yale University, USA 'An authoritative collection of essays which together offer a wide range of critical approaches to a substantial proportion of Dahl's work.' - Elizabeth Thiel, Roehampton University, UK
Roald Dahl is one of the world's best-loved authors. More than twenty years after his death, his books are still highly popular with children and have inspired numerous feature films – yet he remains a controversial figure.
This volume, the first collection of academic essays ever to be devoted to Dahl's work, brings together a team of well-known scholars of children's literature to explore the man, his books for children, and his complex attitudes towards various key subjects. Including essays on education, crime, Dahl's humour, his long-term collaboration with the artist Quentin Blake, and film adaptations, this fascinating collection offers a unique insight into the writer and his world.
Series Editor's Preface
Notes on Contributors
Introduction; C.Butler
Fairy Tale and Anti-Fairy Tale: Roald Dahl and the Telling Power of Stories; D.Thacker
Discomfort and Delight: The Role of Humour in Roald Dahl's Works for Children; J.E.Stallcup
'Don't gobblefunk around with words': Roald Dahl and Language; D.Rudd
'The problem of school': Roald Dahl and Education; P.Pinsent
The Unlikely Family Romance in Roald Dahl's Children's Fiction; A.Alston
'When one is with her it is impossible to be bored': An Examination of Roald Dahl's Contribution to a Feminist Project in Children's Literature; B.Pennell
An Unsuitable Read for a Child? Reconsidering Crime and Violence in Roald Dahl's Fiction for Children; H.Worthington
All Grown Up: Filmic Interpretations of Roald Dahl's Novels; J.Pulliam
Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake; C.Scott
Roald Dahl and the Commodification of Fantasy; P.Hunt
Further Reading
Index.