Maori Oral Tradition
Maori Oral Tradition

Author: Jane McRae

Publisher: Auckland University Press

Published: 2017-03-20

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1775589080

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Maori oral tradition is the rich, poetic record of the past handed down by voice over generations through whakapapa, whakatauki, korero and waiata. In genealogies and sayings, histories, stories and songs, Maori tell of ‘te ao tawhito' or the old world: the gods, the migration of the Polynesian ancestors from Hawaiki and life here in Aotearoa. A voice from the past, today this remarkable record underpins the speeches, songs and prayers performed on marae and the teaching of tribal genealogies and histories. Indeed, the oral tradition underpins Maori culture itself. This book introduces readers to the distinctive oral style and language of the traditional compositions, acknowledges the skills of the composers of old and explores the meaning of their striking imagery and figurative language. And it shows how nga korero tuku iho – the inherited words – can be a deep well of knowledge about the way of life, wisdom and thinking of the Maori ancestors.

Name Word Ind Nga Mahi P
Name Word Ind Nga Mahi P

Author: Ray Harlow

Publisher: Otago University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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SERIES 1Australia's most feared restaurant critic, Matthew Evans, has thrown in his city life for small farm living in Tasmania.Having spent most of his life writing about what is good food, he now wants to go to the source; to find the best local produce, and to rear and grow it himself.He doesn't know how to chop wood, he knows nothing about growing plants and even less about rearing animals. However, he does know how to eat - how hard can it be?SERIES 2In the return series of Gourmet Farmer, we're in for a surprise. Once a single man trying his hand at farming and experimenting with making artisanal produce, Matthew's now a fully fledged family man with partner, Sadie, and son, Hedley. Matthew must now explore ingenious and inventive ways of expanding his business.

Book & Print in New Zealand
Book & Print in New Zealand

Author: Douglas Ross Harvey

Publisher: Victoria University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780864733313

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A guide to print culture in Aotearoa, the impact of the book and other forms of print on New Zealand. This collection of essays by many contributors looks at the effect of print on Maori and their oral traditions, printing, publishing, bookselling, libraries, buying and collecting, readers and reading, awards, and the print culture of many other language groups in New Zealand.

The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English
The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English

Author: Terry Sturm

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13:

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This is the most comprehensive history of New Zealand literature to have been published. It offers chapters on the novel, poetry, and on the short story, which have been the staple of earlier histories and surveys, as well as sections on drama, non-ficiton, children's literature, popular literature, and the history of publishing, patronage and literary magazines. In this major new edition, material is provided on the period from 1986-1996, and a new chapter has been included on literary scholarship, criticism, and theory.