History and Traditions of Rarotonga

ISBN-13: 9780908940035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 216 str.

Te Ariki Tara 'Are; Tara'are Ariki; Richard Walter

Opis

History and Traditions of Rarotonga is the earliest known literary work in the Cook Island Maori language. Its author, Te Ariki Tara 'Are, was a pre-eminent scholar who recorded the historical traditions of his people in the mid-nineteenth century. This volume allows the historical and literary importance of the work to be appreciated.