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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... humor . Quackenbush chooses to subvert the seriousness of his subjects by including humorous details and asides . The result is a biography that seems to participate in a number of genres : folklore , fantasy , historical fiction ...
... humor , I hope . I never consciously think , “ Now I must work humor into this . " Humor is simply indispensable to me , not just as a writer ; and if it didn't crop up frequently in my work , it wouldn't be my natural voice . So ...
... humor . Another element that may add to the fun , while leading the reader on , is the slight note of mystery . Many young readers who do not know the meaning of the word philharmonic will wonder just what these people are preparing to ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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