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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... narration . What once seemed a simple matter of identification — naming the narrator — is now as elusive as it is important . No longer can the familiar categories of narration ( first person ; second person ; third person , omniscient ...
... narrator there than in Greek drama . There are other voices from his childhood experiences that are integrated in the narrator's voice : the Bible , especially the narrative parts , the Gospels , and the Acts ; and the Book of Common ...
... narrator can function . While Clapp argues that she as author can enter into the consciousness of her characters and use a narrator who comes out of the intimate relationship , Lunn argues that the writer of historical fiction can ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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