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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 52
... . Lone Cowboy : My Life Story . Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press ( rpt . 1985 ) . James , Will . Smoky the Cow Horse . New York : Scribner's , 1926 , 1929 . Norris , Frank . “ A Plea for Romantic Fiction 90 Folk Literature and Myth.
... York : Scribner's , 1988 . Gottlieb , Gerald . Early Children's Books and Their Illustration . New York and Boston : Pierpont Morgan Library in association with David H. Godine , 1975 . Perrin , Noel . Dr. Bowdler's Legacy : A History ...
... York : Scribner's , 1985 . A Gathering of Days : A New England Girl's Journal , 1830-32 . New York : Scribner's , 1979 . THE CRITICAL VOICE 30 The Innocent Eye : Perceptive Children The Journal as Historical Fiction 281.
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
37 other sections not shown