Early Tahitian Poetics
| Author | : David Meyer |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 462 |
| Release | : 2013-11-27 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781614513759 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1614513759 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Early Tahitian Poetics by : David Meyer
Download or read book Early Tahitian Poetics written by David Meyer and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tahiti has a rich history of oral tradition. Early visitors to the island transcribed recitations of myth, battle address, and land description. Until now their poetic organization has remained unexplored. From a computationally assisted analysis, this book describes early use of meter and parallelism and speculates on manner of composition. It sheds light on a poetic style unanticipated for Polynesia and remarkable among world poetries.
