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Taiwanese Literature Translation Index

DRAFT. Wayne's introduction goes here. The paragraph below is a placeholder to rewrite in his own words.

Taiwanese literature is thinly translated into English, and much of what has been translated is hard to find. This index is a map of what exists: for each work, where the original was first printed, whether an English translation exists and who made it, where a reader can find it. It begins with the Japanese-era writers, starting with Lai He (賴和, 1894–1943).

What this is, and is not

  • It is an index: one page per work, with the facts a reader needs to find it.
  • It is not a translation, not a set of full texts, and not a new scholarly edition. Translations of public-domain works may be added later, original beside English.
  • It is a thin layer. Bibliographic facts are checked against, and linked to, existing curated databases. What this adds is English translation status and where the source text sits.

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How to read a page

  • English translation. "Confirmed" means an institutional source was seen. "Reported, not confirmed" means someone claims it and it has not been checked. "None found in sources checked" is a search result limited to the sources consulted. It does not say that no translation exists.
  • How it was checked. "Checked against the database's issue listings" means the issue number, date and byline were matched in Academia Sinica's 臺灣文獻全文資料庫 listings. "Scans spot-checked" is added only where a page image was also seen. A row that says neither is a lead.
  • Where sources disagree, both versions are recorded. Nothing is silently harmonized.

Rights

Everything contributed by this project (the index, notes and essays) is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. This does not cover the third-party works, translations and editions the index links to. Their rights stay with their owners.