Sea Songs
Readers Theatre from the South Pacific
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2004
192 pages
978-0-313-07770-8 (ISBN)
Description
During his years of living and teaching in Oamaru, New Zealand, James Barnes became intimately involved in the Maori culture. Through extensive research of the mythology of Polynesia, Barnes succeeded in collecting stories passed on by ancient storytellers. His variation of these 26 stories and folktales is included, along with readers theatre interpretation and suggested presentation.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-313-07770-8 (9780313077708)
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Born and raised in the coastal town of Florence, Oregon, the author was instilled with a knowledge and appreciation of literature and the natural world. His father, a logger by trade, was a guide on the Siuslaw River and his mother was an avid reader of fine literature. After acquiring a BA in literature and later an MA in theology, James worked for a year with his wife, Kathy in Southeast Alaska where their oldest son was born. James and his family returned to Oregon where he studied theatre and completed his secondary teaching degree. After teaching for two years in Oregon, where their second son was born, the author took up a position in Oamaru, New Zealand as teacher of English, Religious Studies and director of drama productions. During these years in Aotearoa, he became intimately involved in the Maori culture. The author has taught and directed drama in high school throughout his 18 years as a high school English teacher.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Introduction
- Hine Riki's Introduction
- The Myths
- Using Readers Theatre in the Classroom
- 1. Prelude to the Creation Saga
- How the Kiwi Lost Her Wings
- 2. The Creation Saga Part I
- The Separation of Rangi and Papa
- 3. The Creation Saga Part II
- Tawhiri's Anger Awakens
- 4. The Creation Saga Part III
- The Quest of Tuma-tau-enga
- 5. The Creation Saga Part IV
- The Turning of Papa-tua-nuku
- 6. The Creation Saga Part V
- The First Human
- 7. A Creation Story
- Hine-ahu-one and Hine-nui-tepo Circle the Sea
- 8. The Creation Saga Part VI
- Hine-nui and Her Father
- 9. The Waitaha Legends of Origin
- Where the Circle Begins: The Meeting of Kiwa and Hotu Matua
- 10. The Waitaha Legends of Origin
- The Circle Continues: The Arrival of the Stone People
- 11. The Waitaha Legends of Origin
- The Marriage of the Stars
- 12. The Maui Legends
- Introduction
- 13. Maui Legend I
- Tama Teaches the Tikitiki Boy
- 14. Maui Legend II
- Maui Learns to Fish
- 15. Maui Legend III
- Maui's Homecoming
- 16. Maui Legend IV
- Maui Meets His Father in the Underworld
- 17. Maui Legend V
- Maui's Magic Jawbone
- 18. Maui Legend VI
- Maui Hooks the Sun
- 19. Maui Legend VII
- Maui's Island Fish
- 20. Maui Legend VIII
- Maui Finds Fire
- 21. Maui Legend IX
- Maui Seeks Immortality
- 22. The Quest for Knowledge Legends
- Legend I: The People of the Mist
- Legend II: The People of Fire
- Legend III: Tane and the Three Baskets of Knowledge
- 23. The Story of Ta Moko
- Ruau-moko Wakes
- 24. The Sea Hunter's Sacrifice
- A Waitaha Story
- Afterword: Some Cultural and Technical Elements of the Maori of Aotearoa
- Bibliography
- A Maori Pronunciation Guide and Glossary
- Index
- C
- D
- E
- F
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- P
- R
- T
- W
- About the Author
