| Subject |
Dahl, Roald.
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Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
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| Descript |
xiii, 202 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Catherine Butler -- Fairy tale and anti-fairy tale : Roald Dahl and the telling power of stories / Deborah Thacker -- Discomfort and delight : the role of humour in Roald Dahl's works for children / Jackie E. Stallcup -- Don't gobbelfunk around with words : Roald Dahl and language / David Rudd -- The problem of school : Roald Dahl and education / Pat Pinsent -- The unlikely family romance in Roald Dahl's children's fiction / Ann 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 / Beverley Pennell -- An unsuitable read for a child? Reconsidering crime and violence in Roald Dahl's fiction for children / Heather Worthington -- All grown up : filmic interpretations of Roald Dahl's novels / June Pulliam -- Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake / Carole Scott -- Roald Dahl and the commodification of fantasy / Peter Hunt. |
| Alt author |
Alston, Ann, 1978-
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Butler, Catherine, 1963-
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| ISBN |
9780230283619 (pbk.) |
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9780230283602 (hbk.) |
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0230283608 (hbk.) |
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0230283616 (pbk.) |
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