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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... references I had put into the mouths of the animals and others . I saw nothing incongruous with God reading TV Guide , for example , but that was because I had grown up in a culture in which God did all kinds of extraordinary things ...
... references to the man evolve from “ crethure " to " human " to " cowboy " to finally his proper name , “ Clint . ” A similarity between Smoky and The Call of the Wild is the absence of references to sexual feelings or responses ...
... references following each myth allows the reader a choice of consulting the note in full awareness that it will ... reference or relying on Retelling Norse Myth 103.
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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