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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... interest in form as opposed to shape - in the solidness of a rendered object rather than the flatness of an object and the application of that interest to informational books . This view alone may remove me from the ranks of the obvious ...
... interest not only those who would like to know what rural life was once like but also all who have dared to hope , venture , attempt some difficult task . Kurelek's voice defeats many of its dragons , including his father and his fear ...
... interest in tem- perance , politics , and ethics . She is also a vehicle for social satire , as when her response to the harvest landscape is juxtaposed to that of the rich farmer : The billows of shadow swept over the wheat on each ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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