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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... offering a scholarly account of the writer's sources . Specific interpretation of the stories is left to notes at ... offer an interpretation or to ignore it . There is another problem for the narrator of Norse myths : what to do with ...
... offers . Underlying the choices being made by the narrator is the narrator's un- derstanding of myth itself ... offer narratives where the myths are presented without apology or copious explanation . Crossley - Hol- land claims ...
... offers an excellent example of Stevenson's complicated awareness of his own childhood , his responsibilities as an adult , and his relationship to a real child . In one entry Stevenson's woodcut shows two men , one punching the other ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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