Pacific islands literature : one hundred basic books / A. Grove Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, A. Grove (Arthur Grove), 1904-1994, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oceania--Bibliography.

Oceania.

Genre:

Bibliographies

Bibliography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, HI : University Press of Hawaii, 1971.

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Summary:

No detailed description available for ' Pacific Islands Literature' .

"Volumes have been written through the years on the life and legends of the Pacific islands. The works fill the shelves of library collections around the world. Where then does the interested student of Pacific literature begin to select out from this “tidal wave of print” those works worth savoring?Pacific Islands Literature is a review of those books with literary rather than ethnological qualities. The author’s standard for inclusion or omission is “that the book would be read for its charm and power regardless of its setting.” He goes on to explain that “the reviews actually deal with one hundred authors, although the most outstanding work of each is the primary topic. Information is given about other writings on the Pacific islands by these authors, and some biographical information that might be pertinent.”For years to come, this book will be a precious mine of information for the Pacific buff."--From De Gruyter Brill..

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2025.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed May 27, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Day, A. Grove (Arthur Grove), 1904- Pacific islands literature.

OCLC:

1484726858

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license