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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... NANCY WILLARD 24 . Out Loud : Centering the Narrator in Sound EVE MERRIAM 231 The Critical Voice 237 25 . How Far from Babylon ? The Voices of Stevenson's Garden 239 JOANNE LEWIS 26 . Reactivating the Ear : Orality and Children's Poetry ...
... Nancy Willard's A Visit to William Blake's Inn began with her search for a narrator , as did the searches of Alice ... Nancy . ) The Tiger , the King of the Cats , the Marmalade Man , Blake , the Sunflowers speak in the first person ...
... NANCY WILLARD , poet , author of A Visit to William Blake's Inn : Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers , The Island of the Grass King , the Anatole Trilogy Series ; winner of the Newbery Award ( 1982 ) . About the Editors ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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