Ossian in Aotearoa - 'Ponga and Puhihuia' and the Re-creation of Myth

Mark Derby

doi:10.26686/jnzs.v0i8.3

Ossian in Aotearoa - 'Ponga and Puhihuia' and the Re-creation of Myth

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Mark Derby

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https://doi.org/10.26686/jnzs.v0i8.3

Abstract

A discussion of two versions of the Maori myth 'Pong and Puhihuia'. This discussion is used to explore the relationship between story teller and the story.

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Mark Derby

Mark Derby is a Wellington writer and historian, and the former South Pacific correspondent for Jornal Expresso, Portugal’s leading newspaper. His books include Kiwi Compañeros – New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War (Canterbury University Press 2009). A Spanish-language edition of this work appeared in 2010, in association with the University of Castilla-La Mancha.

Journal of New Zealand Studies 2009 No. 8

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2009-04-05

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No. 8 (2009): Journal of New Zealand Studies

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