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Te Ao Ma'ohi: An Overview

Te Ao Ma'ohi: An Overview T e A o M ä` o h i A N O V E R V I E W opposite For the world at large, the names Tahiti and French Polynesia conjure up a rich palette of imagery, drawn from sources as varied as the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, Herman Melville's flight into Taipivai valley on Nuku Hiva, and Paul Gauguin's descent into "nativism" on Hiva `Oa. Unfortunately, yesteryear's fictions--perpetuated by sailors, rogues, Hollywood directors, and other passers-by--have held these Islands captive to romanticized fantasies and inauthentic tales. Until very recently, it has been difficult to find in literature the emotions, intelligence, and daily lives of the Islands' indigenous people. Many false notions have been conjured up, and many true things have been omitted. Värua Tupu is intended to offer English-speaking readers the works of a Polynesian literary community that has been growing in strength since the 1960s. By doing so, Värua Tupu represents the first opportunity for the Anglophone world to experience the region through the voices of the French Polynesian literary community. Though the fantasy image of Tahiti has long been dominant around the world, the region is far more diverse, culturally rich, and deserving of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Manoa University of Hawai'I Press

Te Ao Ma'ohi: An Overview

Manoa , Volume 17 (2) – Oct 4, 2005
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T e A o M ä` o h i A N O V E R V I E W opposite For the world at large, the names Tahiti and French Polynesia conjure up a rich palette of imagery, drawn from sources as varied as the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, Herman Melville's flight into Taipivai valley on Nuku Hiva, and Paul Gauguin's descent into "nativism" on Hiva `Oa. Unfortunately, yesteryear's fictions--perpetuated by sailors, rogues, Hollywood directors, and other passers-by--have held these Islands captive to romanticized fantasies and inauthentic tales. Until very recently, it has been difficult to find in literature the emotions, intelligence, and daily lives of the Islands' indigenous people. Many false notions have been conjured up, and many true things have been omitted. Värua Tupu is intended to offer English-speaking readers the works of a Polynesian literary community that has been growing in strength since the 1960s. By doing so, Värua Tupu represents the first opportunity for the Anglophone world to experience the region through the voices of the French Polynesian literary community. Though the fantasy image of Tahiti has long been dominant around the world, the region is far more diverse, culturally rich, and deserving of

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