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Scrumdiddlyumptious stories: reflections and reinforcements of ideological structures in Roald Dahl's books for children

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Roald Dahl's books for children have often been characterized as deviating from "normal" plots in books for children because they feature elements and themes (e.g., violence, crude/rude behavior and humor, inversions of authority) that make representatives of the dominant culture (parents, school officials, teachers, librarians, etcetera) uncomfortable. Rather than view…

Roald Dahl's books for children have often been characterized as deviating from "normal" plots in books for children because they feature elements and themes (e.g., violence, crude/rude behavior and humor, inversions of authority) that make representatives of the dominant culture (parents, school officials, teachers, librarians, etcetera) uncomfortable. Rather than view the stories holistically, challengers are quick to latch on to the specific incidents within these texts that cause discomfort, and use the particular as grounds to object to the whole. A deeper, and more critical, look reveals that instead of straying from established elements and themes in children's stories, Dahl's works have much in common with fairy tales--narratives that have endured in multiple iterations and over millennia. As with fairy tales, Dahl's stories for children offer readers ways to interpret--to make sense of and derive meaning from--their lives, while reflecting and reinforcing the ideological structures (family, appropriate behavior, capitalism) within which we find ourselves.
ContributorsRoy, Sohinee (Author) / Blasingame, James (Thesis advisor) / Goggin, Maureen Daly (Committee member) / Moulton, Ian F. (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2013
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Owner Inscription in "Phantasmion, a Fairy Tale"

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This edition includes a gift inscription by the author's (Sara Coleridge) descendant Lord Coleridge, "William Thomas Furse from his Godfather, Lord Coleridge June 22 77"

ContributorsColeridge, Sara (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-04-19
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Author's Inscription in "Rough Castings in Scotch and English Metals"

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Author's gift inscription, "To Wm Chuthie from Wm Allan".

ContributorsAllan, William, Sir (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-04-16

Owner's Inscription in "The Tales of the Genii" or "The Delightful Lessons of Horam, the Son of Asmar"

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Owner's inscription in The tales of the genii, or, The delightful lessons of Horam the son of Asmar. Volume 1: Lady Bute from Lord Dart[mouth]. Volume 2: Lady Bute

ContributorsMorell, Charles, Sir (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-04-16
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Author's Inscription in "Isaure, and Other Poems"

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Author's gift inscription, "To D McNaught, Esq., With best wishes of W. Stewart Ross 7th May, 1903."

ContributorsRoss, William Stewart (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-04-16
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Author's Inscription in "James Shirley, Dramatist: A Biographical and Critical Study"

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This edition includes an author's gift inscription, "To Mr. M. B. Sanford with the sincere regards of Arthur H. Nason Nov 11, 1916".

ContributorsNason, Arthur Huntington (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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Inscription in "Nova Solyma, the Ideal City" or "Jerusalem Regained; an Anonymous Romance Written in the Time of Charles I"

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Probable editor's gift inscription, "Jacobo Hiltonio Amico Suo Amicissimo D. D. D Libri hujus Editor et Interpres. W. B. A.D. CMMII".

ContributorsGott, Samuel (Author) / Milton, John (Author) / Begley, Walter (Editor) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15