Roald Dahl is one of the most enduringly popular children's authors of the last fifty years; and one of the most controversial. This timely collection of new essays, from an international team of leading scholars, provides both an overview and a contemporary assessment of Dahl's reputation and his achievement as a writer for children.

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.

'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

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