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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... Death ; " Death , " he said , " is something like Cousin Cynthia . " The text of the Grimm story tells us , when the doctor is bargaining with Death , that Death has an ice - cold hand and is angry . But your illustration ( 233 ) gives ...
... Death , but I keep coming back to yours . Death is almost chummy , and he isn't angry or rude . Your sickle is more luminous than any sickle in art that I can think of . Usually Death scenes are menacing , formidable , and dark ( we ...
... death " and the narrator's comment , " the primroses were over . " El - ahrairah's ears shone with a faint silver light because Frith gave him a new pair of ears when he got back from the Black Rabbit . He says , " I have something for ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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