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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... fiction and nonfiction . Forms usually viewed as non- fictional - biography and autobiography , for example - now ... science fiction , adventure stories , and eighteenth - century satire . Attempting to identify the voice of the ...
... science fiction and fantasy , including The Mar- tian Chronicles , Fahrenheit Four Fifty - One , Dandelion Wine . PATRICIA CLAPP , author of historical fiction , including Constance : A Story of Early Plymouth , I'm Deborah Sampson : A ...
... fiction , biography , and autobiography , including The Cabin Faced West , Brady , What's the Big Idea , Ben ... science fiction novels for chil- dren . MEREDITH KLAUS , associate professor of English , Eastern Michigan Uni- versity ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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