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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... Sutcliff en- visions a ritual of manhood among the Picts during the Roman occupation of Britain in The Eagle of the Ninth . James and Christopher Collier picture the political infighting during the Revolutionary War in Jump Ship to Free ...
... Sutcliff , Rosemary , 263 Swift , Jonathan , 148–57 Take Me Out to the Airfield , 342 The 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 ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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