Roald Dahl and Philosophy

A Little Nonsense Now and Then
Herausgeber: Held, Jacob M.

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Produktbeschreibung

For generations the elements of humor, poignancy, fantasy, and unfettered morality found within acclaimed children's author Roald Dahl's most famous tales have captivated both children and adults. Classics like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and The BFG may initially appear to be yarns spun for the amusement of the adolescent mind, however, upon digging deeper one uncovers a treasure trove of philosophical richness that is anything but childish, but in fact reveals the true existential weight, and multi-layered meaning of some of our favorite children's stories. Editor Jacob M. Held has collected the insights of today's leading philosophers into the significances, messages, and greater truths at which Dahl's rhythmic writing winks, revealing a whole new way to appreciate the creation of a man and mind to which readers of all ages are still drawn.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9781442222526
• ISBN-10: 1442222522
• Artikelnr.: 39602498

Autorenporträt

Edited by Jacob M. Held - Contributions by Adam Barkman; Matthew Bokma; Elizabeth Butterfield; Cam Cobb; Timothy M. Dale; Taine Duncan; Joseph J. Foy; Tanya Jeffcoat; John V. Karavitis; Chad Kleist; Greg Littman; Marc Napolitano; Miranda Nell; Ron Novy; J

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction: Roald Dahl and Absurdity: Children's
Literature and the Divorce between the Mind that Desires and the World that
Disappoints Jacob M. Held 1 Epicurus and the Chocolate Factory Benjamin
Rider 2 On Getting Our Just Desserts: Willy Wonka, Immanuel Kant, and the
Summum Bonum Jacob M. Held 3 Matilda, Existentialist Super-Hero Elizabeth
Butterfield 4 The Existential Journey of James Henry Trotter: Kierkegaard,
Freedom, and Despair in James and the Giant Peach Matthew Bokma and Adam
Barkman 5 Of Mice and (Posthu)Man: Roald Dahl's The Witches and Ethics
Beyond Humanism Taine Duncan 6 "Who is this Crazy Man?": Willy Wonka's
Uneasy Predicament Cam Cobb 7 "He will be altered quite a bit:" Discipline
and Punishment in Willy Wonka's Factory Marc Napolitano 8 Matilda and the
Philosophy of Education, or What's an Education For? John V. Karavitis 9
Shattering the Glass Elevator: Authenticity and Social Order in the Works
of Roald Dahl Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale 10 The Fantastically Just
Mr. Fox: Property and Distributive Justice According to Foxes and other
Diggers Jacob M. Held 11 Willy Wonka and the Imperial Chocolate Factory Ron
Novy 12 George's Marvelous Medicine, or: What Should We Do About Global
Hunger? Janelle Pötzsch 13 Crodswoggle, Flushbunking, and All Things
Friendship in the BFG Chad Kleist 14 Charlie and the Nightmare Factory: The
Art of Children's Horror Fiction Greg Littman 15 Brimful of Buzzburgers: A
Human Bean's Wild Possibilities Miranda Nell 16 Dewey, Negative Capability,
and the Wonder of Roald Dahl Tanya Jeffcoat Twits, Witches, and Dirty
Beasts: Author Bios