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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... wonder about them . They are exciting . And since people make history , why shouldn't history be exciting too ? The first book I wrote , quite by accident , was Constance , A Story of Early Plymouth ( 1968 ) . It came about after a ...
... wonder , How can the sun still shine ? " ( 36 ) She takes on the burden of a mother while herself in need of maternal comfort ( mother's bed ) and cosmic protection ; neither are given . After her mother's deportation , time is a ...
Insights from Writers and Critics Charlott Otten, Gary D. Schmidt. presses wonder , both characters and the reader share that wonder . In Mum- mies Made in Egypt , the narrator uses a strange , otherworldly tone appropriate to the ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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