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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... society . But content without appearance is artless and gone is the joy of life - and the content - and maybe the society as well . This is the essence of Alphabet Art ( 1978 ) , Number Art ( 1982 ) , Symbol Art ( 1985 ) , and Calendar ...
... societies language could not " be seen and not heard " ; it had to sound . To communicate was to speak or at least to voice . The same is true for children up to seven years of age . For them , as for those in pre - literate societies ...
... society of part two . She is the fragile product of a hierarchical and aggressive male society whose depen- dence on technology and the pre - war paradigms makes them “ extinct as dinosaurs . " While Ophelia rejects the opportunity to ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
Copyright | |
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