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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... feel that the whole effect of a work is recognizably that of a personality we know from other books . In one sense an author's narrative voice is not designed or chosen , and cannot be altered , any more than a speaking voice can , or a ...
... feel her pain , feel her sorrow " for having failed to protect her child : “ We will find you , dear Mama , please do not despair . " The commandant allows Riva to continue to write and admits to her " You remind me that I , too , have ...
... feel as if I am throwing coins down on a counter as we did when I was a child in China to determine by the sound if the coin is genuine or counterfeit . The voice I have developed , I realize , is the voice of a narrator . Indeed , I feel ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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