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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... plays stupid to protect the husband - and yet I don't want him entirely stupid either . I want him to recognize her ... play roles too , and the fun of illustrating Grimm is to see if you can figure out what they're doing . The story ...
... play the poetry sound game with her . She cannot play it alone : In " ' I , ' says the Poem , " Merriam has her poetry declare " I cannot speak until you come . / Reader , come , come with me . " For Eve Merriam , the text of a poem is ...
... play with a child , the result is heavy - handed self - consciousness . The adult poet peeks over the edge of the manuscript or watches closely out of the corner of the eye to see if the child is being properly seduced by the adult's ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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