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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... created , however , relied so strongly on sound and became so figuratively heavy that a simple apostrophe , as in A Circle of Seasons or Sea Songs , would have been crushed under the weight of these stanzas . For better balance ...
... created " a new mandate to explore themes of their own time " ( 226-27 ) , and whose themes are " anxiety ... creation of private worlds in which they are strong and in command , still are tugged by si- multaneous attraction to the adult ...
... created no dogmas and could not become authoritarian , it did not convey fear but a feeling of strength . It was linked with the pro- creating act , with birth , renewal , fertility , abundance " ( 1984 , 95 ) . What better form than ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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