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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 54
... moves unobtrusively into the use of third - person observations other than the narrator himself , such as when he ... move ... " ( 37 ) . Still at other times he will be careful to keep human observations distinct from the animal's ...
... move from the theater into history . She has the trained ear that can catch the voices of those who lived in the ... moved into the Revolutionary War ( I'm Deborah Sampson : A Soldier in the War of the Revolution ) , the Salem witch ...
... moving toward some dramatic climax , the author may speak in a sympathetic tone to allow a greater degree of empathy with the persons and events of the narrative . The author speaks of them not as if they are moved by the impersonal ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
37 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
The Voice of the Narrator in Children's Literature: Insights from Writers ... Charlott Otten,Gary D. Schmidt No preview available - 1989 |