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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... language . The narrative stance closest to the mythic elements of the novel is that which employs what Evans calls " high language , " a stance that breaks into the other narratives to announce the presence of mythic discourse . In the ...
... language of the verse , of the Old Ones , and of the high points in the narrative . It is difficult to imagine any readers , young or old , finding The Grey King a thoroughly enjoyable book unless they are sensitive to these variations ...
... Language . " In On the Origin of Language : Two Essays . Translated by Alexander Gode . Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1986 ( 1966 ) . Hughes , Ted . Poetry in the Making . London : Faber , 1967 . Moon - Whales and Other Moon ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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