Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

By Nathaniel Bright Emerson and Nathaniel B. Emerson

Book Overview

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula (1909) is a collection of hulas and essays by Nathaniel B. Emerson. Translating previously unwritten songs, interviewing native Hawaiians,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804810672
• ISBN13: 9780804810678
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.0" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

Hula Essential

This is an amazing history written as it was about to be lost forever, (Due to the shortsightedness of the missionaries to recognise the chants as the essence of the Hawai'ian people), at the turn of the century. Thanks to the insight of this son of a missionary in chronicling what he was able to find himself privy to, this vital information will live on. For anyone who is now or in the future involved in hula, this is an incredible resource of knowledge of the Hawai'ian chants, legend, and the essence of the beautiful Hawai'ian people. Another valuable resource is: Myths and Legends of Hawaii also written around the turn of the century and is also a first hand account of history.