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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... simply a neighbor . In this case , Potter points to herself as the narrator of the story . The page turn reveals Potter , talking about herself in the first person , as if she had been present all along . For some children , especially ...
... simply that if you are wearing a mask your face is covered and unseen . To understand this is to grasp a fundamental truth about literary technique . Of course , people often think that whereas writing for adults may require a ...
... simply say on coming home that it was good to be warm . No one in this circumstance describes the firelight glinting off andirons whose molded ornamentation suggests the faces of lions . My floors could be floors , my houses simply ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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