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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... human . By placing herself both in the illustration and in the narrative of her books , Potter solidifies the fantasy world of her animals . Though it would seem more likely that a human presence would destroy the fantasy , especially ...
... humans have unleashed a wilderness incomprehensible to the animal : “ The cloud boiled in fury . It was hate unbound - not the struggling rage of an animal trapped by the human hunter's agony - jaws , nor the anguish of the mouse ...
... human destiny . From the beginning , the implied argument in Children of the Dust is that a divine plan exists for the world and for humans , even though humans make choices that will eventually annihilate Homo sapiens . Evolution ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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