'My Mother was the Earth. My Father was the Sky.'
Myth and Memory in Maori Novels in English
(Sprache: Englisch)
This study brings together three closely related aspects of Maori literature - myth, memory and identity. It examines selected novels by Witi Ihimaera and Patricia Grace in order to trace an ever-developing Maori identity that has changed considerably over...
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This study brings together three closely related aspects of Maori literature - myth, memory and identity. It examines selected novels by Witi Ihimaera and Patricia Grace in order to trace an ever-developing Maori identity that has changed considerably over three decades of the Maori novel. This book demonstrates that an investigation of the construction of identity in literature benefits from a close look at the importance of Maori mythology as well as associated cultural and individual memories.Indicating that Maori fiction has become what Homi Bhabha terms a third space, this book verifies the links between novel, myth and memory with the help of existing research in these areas in order to assess their importance for the reinterpretation of identity. The Maori novels that depict situations reflecting current issues are viewed as an experimental playground in which authors can explore a variety of solutions to tribal, societal and political issues. This study establishes the early novels as reinterpretations of the past and guides to the future, and characterises the more recent novels as representing a move towards empowerment and pioneering that has not yet come to a conclusion.
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Contents: Kupu Whakataki: Introduction - Myth, Memory and Identity: Inseparable Aspects of Maori Culture - Myth and Memory: Functions and Methods - Aotearoa New Zealand: A Selective History of Myth and Identity - Old Tales for a New.
Autoren-Porträt von Nadia Majid
Nadia Majid grew up in-between cultures and went on to study English and American Literature, Psychology and Art Pedagogy at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany. There, she was awarded an M.A. for her study of Canadian novels. During her research in the International Ph.D. Programme (IPP) in Giessen, which is part of the German government's Exzellenzinitiative, she taught Translation and Creative Writing. In 2009 she received a Ph.D. in literature for her analysis of selected Maori novels.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Nadia Majid
- 2010, VIII, 284 Seiten, Maße: 14,9 x 22,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
- ISBN-10: 303430224X
- ISBN-13: 9783034302241
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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