A Bilingual On-line Bibliography of Welsh-English Literary Translations

Project start date: 2001-01 Project end date: 2001-12
"BWLET.net is the first comprehensive listing of Welsh-English literary translation from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present day. In constructing a definitive online bibliography (to be supplemented by a printed text version) of translations of works of Welsh literature from the earliest period to the present, the objective was for the first time to map – not only for the international scholarly community but also for Anglophone reading culture worldwide – a very substantial body of material offering insight into a literature that is recognized as ancient and rich but is still largely unexplored" (from project web site; please see for more details).
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Methods usedCategory
Data modellingData structuring and enhancement
Manual input and transcriptionData capture
Funding sources: 
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Content types created: 
Dataset/structured data, Text
Source material used:  
"In addition to providing practical information, for example, whether a particular author/work exists in translation or how many translations are available – BWLET.net has considerable potential as a means of advancing cultural understanding of Wales. It should, for instance, make possible for the first time a historical study of translation activity in Wales. And it should also bring Wales for the first time – albeit very belatedly – within the purview of modern Translation" (see project web site for more details).
Digital resource created:  
Database of Welsh-English translations from the 18th Century to the present day
Access to digital resource:  
Open Access

Institutions affiliated with this project: 

UK HE institutions involved:
University of Wales
Swansea University

Project staff and expertise: 

Principal staff member:Professor (Meurig) Wynn Thomas
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Metadata on this arts-humanities.net record
Author(s) of recordWynn Thomas
TitleA Bilingual On-line Bibliography of Welsh-English Literary Translations
Record created2007-08-09
Record updated2011-01-14 17:10
URL of recordhttp://www.arts-humanities.net/node/2151
Citation of recordWynn Thomas: A Bilingual On-line Bibliography of Welsh-English Literary Translations.
<http://www.arts-humanities.net/node/2151>
created: 2007-08-09, last updated 2011-01-14 17:10