| Whaikorero: The World of Maori Oratory Contributor(s): Rewi, Poia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1869404637 ISBN-13: 9781869404635 Publisher: Auckland University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - History | Australia & New Zealand - General |
| Dewey: 808.510 |
| LCCN: 2010530187 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.6" W x 9.4" (0.88 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on in-depth research and interviews with 30 tribal elders, this guidebook to whaikorero--or New Zealand's traditional Maori oratory--is the first introduction to this fundamental art form. Assessing whaikorero's origin, history, structure, language, and style of delivery, this volume features a range of speech samples in Maori with English translations and captures the wisdom and experience of the Maori tribal groups, including Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Awa, Te Arawa, and Waikato-Maniapoto. Informative and noteworthy, this bilingual examination will interest both modern practitioners of whaikorero and Maori culture aficionados. |