Roald Dahl

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

• Series Editor's PrefaceNotes on ContributorsIntroduction; C.ButlerFairy Tale and Anti-Fairy Tale: Roald Dahl and the Telling Power of Stories; D.ThackerDiscomfort 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.PinsentThe 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.PennellAn Unsuitable Read for a Child? Reconsidering Crime and Violence in Roald Dahl's Fiction for Children; H.WorthingtonAll Grown Up: Filmic Interpretations of Roald Dahl's Novels; J.PulliamRoald Dahl and Quentin Blake; C.ScottRoald Dahl and the Commodification of Fantasy; P.HuntFurther ReadingIndex.