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- Autorius: William Ellis
- Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 1108065872
- ISBN-13: 9781108065870
- Formatas: 14 x 21.6 x 3.2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
Polynesian Researches During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt
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From humble origins, and trained by the London Missionary Society in theology, printing and rudimentary medicine, William Ellis (1794-1872) sailed for the Society Islands in 1816. He found himself at the cusp of major cultural change as Western influences affected the indigenous Polynesians. During his time there, Ellis became a skilled linguist and able chronicler of the traditional yet rapidly shifting way of life. He succeeded in capturing vivid stories of a leisured people who, without written language, had developed a rich oral tradition, social structure and belief system. Published in 1829, this two-volume collection proved to be an important reference work, notably for its natural history; it soon accompanied Darwin aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 covers the voyage to Tahiti, the development of Tahitian orthography, the conversion of chief Pomare II, the establishment of a printing press on Moorea, and Ellis's first sermon in Tahitian, delivered on Huahine.
- Autorius: William Ellis
- Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 1108065872
- ISBN-13: 9781108065870
- Formatas: 14 x 21.6 x 3.2 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Kalba: Anglų
From humble origins, and trained by the London Missionary Society in theology, printing and rudimentary medicine, William Ellis (1794-1872) sailed for the Society Islands in 1816. He found himself at the cusp of major cultural change as Western influences affected the indigenous Polynesians. During his time there, Ellis became a skilled linguist and able chronicler of the traditional yet rapidly shifting way of life. He succeeded in capturing vivid stories of a leisured people who, without written language, had developed a rich oral tradition, social structure and belief system. Published in 1829, this two-volume collection proved to be an important reference work, notably for its natural history; it soon accompanied Darwin aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 covers the voyage to Tahiti, the development of Tahitian orthography, the conversion of chief Pomare II, the establishment of a printing press on Moorea, and Ellis's first sermon in Tahitian, delivered on Huahine.
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