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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... problem was our problem . The question is still , who is telling these stories about rabbits and foxes and bears ? If not Uncle Remus , then who ? A couple of southern white guys sitting out in Hollywood ? The great ur- memory of us all ...
... problem is that masks are magic , and if you drop them you break the spell . The problem is that the aim of fiction is to arouse emotion and understanding in readers , and you do that by showing them the subject . Once you make yourself ...
... problem may not simply be with Emily's baffling eccentricity . Plainly Wood is uncomfortable with certain subjects - disliking Wells for his political beliefs , his vulgarity and shrillness , shunning Hawthorne the detached man though ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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