Roald Dahl

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.

ANN ALSTON and CATHERINE BUTLER are both Senior Lecturers in English at the University of the West of England, 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