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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... childhood with a fidelity and happiness of effect probably unequalled in our poetic literature ” ( 1 : 344 ) . David Daiches provides probably the most complete and balanced assessment of A Child's Garden of Verses , calling it " first ...
... childhood . Even as Stevenson vividly remembers and recovers the real joys and pains of childhood , he keeps his audience aware that this world of innocence and security is doomed to fade . Stimulated by reading Kate Greenaway's ...
... childhood write for an adult audience , the past ten years have seen an increasing number of authors who speak ... childhood in China , I found that my memory came out in lumps ... my preoccupation with time and literal accuracy was ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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