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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... create a new voice . Whether illustrating fiction or nonfiction , Fisher's voice chooses the me- dium , and the medium forms the voice . Trained in every aspect of the graphic arts , Fisher can use egg tempera or acrylic , scratchboard ...
... create a setting into which a young reader could step . The idea grew until by the late 1940s and early 1950s it was strongly believed that a book of fiction for a middle - age child could have only one viewpoint character . But it must ...
... created no dogmas and could not become authoritarian , it did not convey fear but a feeling of strength . It was linked ... create more . Everyone participates ; everyone laughs together . Despite the closed form of the limerick , it is ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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