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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... child audience must grow . Another common way modern poets for children have bridged the gulf between adult and child has been to adopt a tone of somewhat raucous humor . Poets like Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein have produced a ...
... children usually spring from the role of adult as child playmate , in col- lusion with the child against a somewhat hostile , or at least irrational , adult world of rules . When this is the expression of a genuine and necessary ...
... child persona extends im- aginative sympathy toward " Other little children . " In " Where Go the Boats ? " ( 369 ) he wonders about domestic " other children " living further downstream in England . The bulk of Stevenson's children's ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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