De-constructing Dahl
This is the first single-authored monograph on Roald Dahl since 1994. Remarkably, in spite of Dahlas commercial success, and the divided opinions he generates, very little scholarly work on the author has been produced. In the light of social cultural constructivist theory, De-constructing Dahl focuses on the critical context, the texts and the paratexts that make up the packaging of aDahl.a It offers the first thorough overview of the criticism and the language employed to discuss Dahl since the 1970s, the difficulties that using such language entails, and how it still permeates current criticism. It delves into the relationship between Dahlas childrenas and adult fiction by drawing comparisons and contrasts and exploring the common traits and patterns that bring his whole work together. It also examines how Dahl constructed himself as a childrenas writer; how his publishing house and allies contribute to mediate and sustain the Dahl public persona; the ways that marketing strategies are responsible for the identity of his books; and how editorial decisions about the age range, and, therefore, how the classification of a manuscript as a book for children or for adults constructs particular ideas of what achildrenas literaturea is, and what is considered aappropriatea or aunsuitablea for children to read.enhanced by the comments she makes just before citing the children: aSophie is judiciously aware of how Dahla#39;s strategy ... they had pinned down what makes Dahla#39;s books so attractiveaimplying that Nicholson already knew first.30 Interestingly, Nicholson ... When recruiting children for their study, Maynard and McKnight found out that ait proved difficult to find enough ... a child in written form, as Nicholson did, (aWhat do you feel are the particular reasons for Roald Dahla#39;s popularity?
| Title | : | De-constructing Dahl |
| Author | : | Laura Vinas Valle |
| Publisher | : | Cambridge Scholars Publishing - 2016-01-14 |
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