Kiana: A Tradition of Hawaii (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Hawaiian Historical Romance of Island Legend, Chiefly Power, and Colonial-Era Pacific StorytellingBy James Jackson Jarves
Length7h 48m
About this audiobook
Kiana: A Tradition of Hawaii is a nineteenth-century historical romance that frames Hawaiian oral tradition within the conventions of Anglo-American prose fiction. Blending legend, ethnographic observation, and sentimental narrative, the book presents island society at a moment of cultural intensity, evoking chiefly authority, ritual life, landscape, and memory. Its style is ornate and didactic, characteristic of mid-Victorian travel romance, yet it is also shaped by the early literary encounter between Hawaiian traditions and Western readerships. James Jackson Jarves was an American journalist, editor, art critic, and diplomat who spent formative years in the Hawaiian Islands. He founded and edited The Polynesian, wrote historical accounts of Hawaii, and observed the kingdom during a period of rapid political, religious, and social transformation. His interest in Kiana reflects both his fascination with indigenous tradition and his nineteenth-century impulse to interpret Pacific cultures for Euro-American audiences, sometimes sympathetically, sometimes through the assumptions of his age. This book is recommended to readers interested in early Pacific literature, Hawaiian cultural representation, colonial-era romance, and the history of cross-cultural storytelling. Read critically, it offers not only a dramatic tale but also a revealing document of how Hawaii was imagined, translated, and literary constructed for the nineteenth-century world.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★ 2.5 (10)
Includes Goodreads
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Kiana: A Tradition of Hawaii (Annotated)
19CHAPTER XIV.
2Introduction
20CHAPTER XV.
3Synopsis
21CHAPTER XVI.
4Historical Context
22CHAPTER XVII.
5PREFACE.
23CHAPTER XVIII.
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6CHAPTER I.
24CHAPTER XIX.
7CHAPTER II.
25CHAPTER XX.
8CHAPTER III.
26CHAPTER XXI.
9CHAPTER IV.
27CHAPTER XXII.
10CHAPTER V.
28CHAPTER XXIII.
11CHAPTER VI.
29CHAPTER XXIV.
12CHAPTER VII.
30CHAPTER XXV.
13CHAPTER VIII.
31CHAPTER XXVI.
14CHAPTER IX.
32CHAPTER XXVII.
15CHAPTER X.
33Analysis
16CHAPTER XI.
34Reflection
17CHAPTER XII.
35Memorable Quotes
18CHAPTER XIII.
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