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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... important he turns out to be witty , sardonic , subtle , and kind . In other words , he is not only admirable , he is interesting . Likewise , his animal stories , endless variations on the theme of the weak triumphing over brutish ...
... important junctures in history . She began with the landing at Plymouth ( Constance , A Story of Early Plymouth ) and moved into the Revolutionary War ( I'm Deborah Sampson : A Soldier in the War of the Revolution ) , the Salem witch ...
... important source of information was his own work . I knew that my audience was young people , that they were primarily interested in Hughes for his poems , stories , and plays , and that the role of his blackness in his work was of ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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