Screen LibraryRoald Dahl /
"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...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"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, a |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 202 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780230283619 (pbk.) : 0230283616 (pbk.) 9780230283602 (hbk.) 0230283608 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | PR6054 |
| CLC: | I561.078 |
| Call Number: | I561.078/R628 |
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Introduction / Fairy tale and anti-fairy tale: Roald Dahl and the telling power of stories / Discomfort and delight: the role of humour in Roald Dahl's works for children / Don't gobbelfunk around with words: Roald Dahl and language / The problem of school: Roald Dahl and education / The unlikely family romance in Roald Dahl's children's fiction / When one is with her it is impossible to be bored: an examination of Roald Dahl's contribution to a feminist project in childr |