Anmerkungen:
In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web
Beschreibung:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Revised Edition -- HAWAIIAN SCULPTURE -- CATALOG OF EXTANT PIECES -- Additions to Catalog of Extant Pieces -- Revisions to Catalog of Extant Pieces -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- About the Authors
A definitive compilation of both primary translations and secondary retellings of Hawaiian legends published in English, together with a historical and critical study of the more important translations. The introductory study, although concerned primarily with style and content, also considers the translator's background, sources, method, and purpose when they greatly influence his work