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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... lives are too much like my own : secure , almost predictable ; conventional , com- fortable , and safe . Their voices - my voice , writing through and about them contain that certainty ; and even when plot demands in those books inflict ...
... Lives Contoured by Voices : The Literary Lives of James Playsted Wood MARILYN JURICH Now that television , computers , and other " high " technologies ... Lives Contoured by Voices: The Literary Lives of James Playsted Wood MARILYN JURICH.
... lives of specific people and their words can add greatly to the appeal of nonfiction . Finding these people to write about can be a challenge in scientific fields where many definitions and long explanations are needed to explain what ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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