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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... appear in the new Grimm story , the one you are illustrating , Dear Mili ? SENDAK : No. We have a saint in this one . Death appears in this story quite grimly , but the devil does not make his dire appearance . Saint Joseph appears in ...
... appears at the beginning of The Tale of Mr. Tod ( 1912 ) , one of her darkest , most menacing books . The story ... appears in the narrative , she also appears in the illustration , and clearly calls attention to herself as Miss Potter ...
... appear . Potter's business transactions with John Joiner signal her presence in the community as a local resident , like the cats , and as a farm woman who needs such practical items as a wheel - barrow and hen coops . Thus , when she ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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