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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... writers and the literary culture of critics are going separate ways , with cultural consequences that are as yet unclear , although certain to be profound . The analysis of a literary question offered by a writer , then , is a workshop ...
... writers can become intimate with their narrators and characters is through engaging in the child's - eye view . Examining writers of Canadian prairie fiction - W . O. Mitchell , Mar- garet Laurence , and Gabrielle Roy - Whitaker ...
... writer : " Emerson could not begin with A and progress methodically through B , C , and D to a firm conclusion at Z. He saw in sudden flashes of insight ... or longer moods of quiet com- munion with the thoughts of writers " ( 55 ) ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Narrating Chaucer Grimm New England | 25 |
Finding the Narrative Voice through Dramatically | 32 |
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