'My mother was the earth, my father was the sky' : myth and memory in Maori novels in English / Nadia Majid

Englisch

Oxford [u.a.] : Lang, 2010

VIII, 284 S. ; 23 cm

Literaturverz. S.[259] - 275 und Index

3-0343-0224-X alk. paper

978-3-0343-0224-1 : alk. paper

Maori writing in contemporary discourse -- Myth and memory: functions and methods -- Myth and the emergence of Maori identity -- Old tales for a new future: the use of myth in Maori fiction -- Memory in narrative: in search of a Maori identity -- He tuhinga pakimaero: the novels -- Te tumu: the foundations: what it means to be Maori -- Te poupou: the walls: occupying the new Maori space -- Te tahu: the roof: moving towards home -- The novel as re-interpreter of the past and guide to the future -- From a literature of survival to novels of empowerment and pioneering.

*Grace, Patricia *1937-* / Ihimaera, Witi *1944-* / Roman / Maori / Ethnische Identität / Mythos / Gedächtnis

*Ihimaera, Witi -- 1944- -- Criticism and interpretation ; Grace, Patricia -- 1937- -- Criticism and interpretation ; Maori fiction -- History and criticism ; Myth in literature ; Memory in literature ; Maori (New Zealand people) in literature ; New Zealand fiction -- Maori authors -- History and criticism ; Identity (Psychology) in literature

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: PR9625.5.I34

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