「台灣愛書會」與《愛書》研究

This study takes The Taiwan Society of Bibliophiles and the journal The Bibliophile as the target of its research. The Taiwan Society of Bibliophiles was established in 1933 and was run by an elite group of book-loving intellectuals. The core members of The Taiwan Society of Bibliophiles were primarily based in Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University, Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University Library, Imperial Taiwan Library, and the Taiwan Nichinichi Shinpo. The journal The Bibliophile published 15 volumes from 1933 to 1942 during the height of Japanese colonial influence on Taiwan. By focusing on The Taiwan Society of Bibliophiles and The Bibliophile, we observe the production, distribution, and reception of books, and the collections of historical materials and their interpretations. Furthermore, together these elements show how knowledge was constructed and how the book as a cultural production was created and represented local characteristics under Japanese colonial rule. However, no comprehensive research has been conducted on this topic to date, representing a visible gap in our understanding of imperial knowledge and cultural construction. Thus, this study takes The Taiwan Society of Bibliophile and The Bibliophile as its point of departure with the aim to outline the historical trajectory of The Taiwan Society of Bibliophiles and the many volumes of The Bibliophile. This allows us to determine how reading took place among the intellectual elite, and the nature of the construction and circulation of knowledge under imperial rule.