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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... adventure stories , Nicholas Tucker goes to the world of developmental psychology to identify children's need for a mature voice . Young protagonists - immature , naive , inexperienced - find strength and identity in the voices of older ...
... Adventure Stories NICHOLAS TUCKER Some of the most attractive characters in children's fiction have always been those loyal companions who accompany the young hero or heroine on their main adventures and indeed often make such adventures ...
... adventure literature , something that reflects the greater emphasis that has been placed on the necessity for children to start finding their own way in life as soon as possible . By contrast , the nineteenth century , with its ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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