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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii - The Sacred Songs of the Hula (Hardcover)
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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii - The Sacred Songs of the Hula (Hardcover)
Series: Mint Editions - Hawaiian Library
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Loot Price R431
Discovery Miles 4 310
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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula (1909)
is a collection of hulas and essays by Nathaniel B. Emerson.
Translating previously unwritten songs, interviewing native
Hawaiians, and consulting the works of indigenous historians,
Emerson provides an entertaining and authoritative look at one of
Hawaii's most cherished traditions. "For an account of the first
hula we may look to the story of Pele. On one occasion that goddess
begged her sisters to dance and sing before her, but they all
excused themselves, saying they did not know the art. At that
moment in came little Hiiaka, the youngest and the favorite. [...]
When banteringly invited to dance, to the surprise of all, Hiiaka
modestly complied. The wave-beaten sand-beach was her floor, the
open air her hall; Feet and hands and swaying form kept time to her
improvisation." As an American born in Hawaii who played a major
role in the annexation of the islands as an author of the 1887
Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Emerson likely saw himself as
a unifying figure capable of interpreting for an English-speaking
audience the ancient and sacred tradition of the hula, a Polynesian
dance often accompanied with instruments and chanting or singing.
Combining critical analysis with samples of popular hulas in both
Hawaiian and English, Emerson works to preserve part of the rich
cultural heritage of the Hawaiian Islands. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Nathaniel B. Emerson's Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The
Sacred Songs of the Hula is a classic of Hawaiian literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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