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    Short 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.

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    Long 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.

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    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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