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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... Mind MALCOLM JONES It would be nice to say that it's all voice , wouldn't it ? In an oral tradition , that is , what ... mind every word , watch every step . They were the prisoners . Something goes on in the tale - teller's mind besides ...
... mind that I was the chorus , talking to the reader and commenting upon the action . The job of the chorus , that never leaves the stage from the beginning of the play to the end , is to mediate the action , to tell the audience what it ...
... mind while the book is being written , and , if the strategies are working well , in the reader's mind while the book is being read because once you see that we are involved in a triangle , you see why mask dropping is so disastrous ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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