The Voice of the Narrator in Children's Literature: Insights from Writers and CriticsCharlott Otten, Gary D. Schmidt As Otten and Schmidt note in their preface, voice is a broad metaphor. Thus the 41 essays in this collection provide varied approaches, examining point of view, focus, selection of details, tone, and even illustrations as part of the narrative identity. Eight genres, including picture books, fantasy, realism, and biography, receive separate study in generally brief articles by writers and more substantial analyses by critics. . . . In her contribution, Jill Paton Walsh describes contemporary criticism as an `impenetrable thicket of technical terms.' In most cases, the critics here avoid jargon. They speak clearly, offering practical criticsm accessible to anyone seriously concerned about narrative technique in children's literature. Choice |
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... Tree and Other Tales from Grimm ( 1973 ) you made discoveries about your own per- sonal experiences of childhood and linked them to the universal experiences of childhood . Beneath the surface of the text lurk powerful images - images ...
... Tree illustration ( which also is the cover of the collection ) , you have the child - mother , and the phoenix - bird of retribution . Do you have any comments on this ? SENDAK : No. Sorry . You've done a very nice description of it ...
... Tree , in 1977. Adult critics and children who have read the books with pleasure have pointed out how the author's voice develops over this period of writing . Over Sea , Under Stone has been said by J. Gough to be “ like a superior ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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