Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl
（New casebooks）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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