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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... present are a direct address to the reader on the last page and on the first page , the description of Asgard , Middle Earth , and the land of Hel as existing timelessly , forever present until the doom of the gods arrives and - with a ...
... present and into the future . This combination of memory and imagination enables the narrator to comment upon the present and the future from the perspective of the past . In Farenheit 451 Bradbury pictures a dehumanizing and ...
... present her story . In short , it is our associations with the idea of a journal that lead to our assumption of veridicality . Put a date in front of an observation and immediately it implies authenticity . An author , it is evident ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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