Nathaniel B Emerson: 3 books

Book cover of Pele and Hiiaka

Pele and Hiiaka

A Myth from Hawaii

by Nathaniel B. Emerson
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013

Pele and Hiiaka are Hawaii's most spectacular female deities, and this story of their conflict over the mortal Lohi'au stands at the fountainhead of Hawaiian myth, oral tradition, and dance. For centuries, however, it was a varied collection of disparate versions told by widely scattered Hawaiian...
Book cover of Unwritten Literature Of Hawaii

Unwritten Literature Of Hawaii

The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel B. Emerson
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017

This classic study of the Hula is a gold-mine of information for explorers of Hawaiian language, music, dance and culture. Gives the full annotated Hawaiian text of the songs, along with an English translation. As in many other traditional cultures, Hawaiian art, dance, music and poetry were highly...
Book cover of Perfect Love, Emotional Romance: A Heartwarming Collection of 100 Classic Poems and Letters for the Lovers (Valentine's Day 2019 Edition)
by William Shakespeare, Christina Rossetti, Walt Whitman
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2019

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter or a poem speaks a thousand more... Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter or that of a poem. LIST OF POEMS: 1. Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty 2. Christina Rossetti - I Loved...
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