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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... tale . Since all I wanted was a simple story line , I omitted Chaucer's material on dreams , astrology , mutability , the classics , the Greek gods , the Church fathers . When I came to adapt Grimms ' tale of Little Brother and Little ...
... Tale of Benjamin Bunny . New York : Frederick Warne , 1904 . The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies . New York : Frederick Warne , 1909 . The Tale of Johnny Town - Mouse . New York : Frederick Warne , 1918 . The Tale of Mr. Tod . New York ...
... Tale of Benjamin Bunny , 55 The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies , 54 The Tale of Johnny Town - Mouse , 55 The Tale of Mr. Tod , 56 The Tale of Peter Rabbit , 54 The Tale of Pigling Bland , 56 The Tale of Tom Kitten , 56 The Tales of Uncle Remus ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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