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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... example . In A Chance Child ( 1978 ) I wrote about cruelty to children in the Industrial Revolution . I found myself reading , while researching for this book , personal testimonies from little children of the early nineteenth century ...
... example , the author is viewing the situation through Trudy's eyes and we are given her feelings about something we may already know but that bears repetition because something else is about to happen . What is true today in the matter ...
... example , would the house have been painted red or would it have been unfinished ? What floor coverings , if any , would have been used in a farmer's home ? There were also some questions pertinent to the story that I wasn't sure how to ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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