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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... father who enjoys the wealth that they find in the witch's house ; they join him ; they forgive him ; they love him . The Juniper Tree father is forgiven too , by Ann Marie , and even by the son . You can say , " Well , he didn't do it ...
... father's practice and teaching . The glory of part one , where Julie has changed into Miyax , permeates the flashback in part two , where the reader learns how Julie has left behind the unsatisfactory solutions that she and her society ...
... Father its unusual complexity . The novel alternates between the first - person discussions of Walter Jendrich and his son and the third - person center of consciousness when Walter recalls his childhood and teen years during the Nazi ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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