Whaikorero. The World Of Maori Oratory

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Publisher Place: New Zealand
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 232 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Based on in-depth research and interviews with 30 tribal elders, this guidebook to whaikoreroor New Zealands traditional Maori oratoryis the first introduction to this fundamental art form. Assessing whaikoreros 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.

ISBN: 9781869404635