Roald Dahl (New Casebooks)

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.

Introduction; A.Alston and C.Butler

Dahl and the Commodification of Fantasy; P.Hunt

Dahl as Cautionary/Fairy Tale; D.Thacker

Dahl's Humour; J.Stallcup

Oompa-Loompas , Whangdoodles and Snozzcumbers: Roald Dahl ad Language; D.Rudd

The Intersection of Fantasy and Social Commentary in 'Fantastic Mr Fox'; M.West

Roald Dahl and the Family; A.Alston

Dahl and Education; P.Pinsent

'A splendid noisy scene was building up nicely in the breakfast room': Roald Dahl's Contribution to the Profeminist Project; B.Pennell

An Unsuitable Read for a Child? Crime and Violence in Roald Dahl's Fiction for Children; H.Worthington

Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake; C.Scott

Film Versions of Roald Dahl's Juvenile Fiction; J.Pulliam

Annotated Bibliography

Index