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John Bowle (writer)

December 18, 2023

John Bowle (1725–1788) was an English clergyman and scholar, known today primarily for his ground-breaking, annotated edition of the early 1600s Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote. He is considered to have been the first Hispanist.

Print portraying Bowles, artist illegible, displayed in Idmiston church

Life edit

Bowle, called by his friends Don Bowle, was descended from Dr. John Bowle, bishop of Rochester. He was born on 26 October 1725 at Idmiston in Wiltshire,[1] was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and became M.A. in 1750. He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1776. Having entered holy orders, he obtained the vicarage of Idmiston (spelt Idemeston in his Don Quixote), north of Salisbury in Wiltshire, where he died on 26 October 1788, his 63rd birthday.[2][3] He had married Elizabeth, who had died at a younger age in 1759.[4]

An erudite scholar who was often in London,[5] Bowle was acquainted with French, Spanish, and Italian literature, and accumulated a large and valuable library, sold in 1790. He was a member of Samuel Johnson's Essex Head Club, and preceded John Douglas in detecting William Lauder's forgeries.[2]

Works edit

Don Quixote edition edit

In a form of advertising of the day, Bowle published in 1777 a lengthy letter to his friend, the medievalist Thomas Percy, concerning a planned new edition of the Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote, to be illustrated by annotations and extracts from the historians, poets, and romances of Spain and Italy, and other writers, ancient and modern, with a glossary and indexes.[6] He gave also an outline of the life of Cervantes in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1781, and circulated proposals to print the work by subscription.[2] In fact the Don Quixote project had originated with Percy, and the letter tacitly assigned it to Bowle.[5]

Bowle was the first to consider Cervantes in the novel Don Quixote as a classic author, comparable with ancient Greek and Latin writers. He gave the work a critical apparatus. Ahead of his time, he found his efforts largely unappreciated.[1] Today, Bowle's edition is considered the first scholarly edition of the work, and it was reproduced in facsimile in 2006.

The edition appeared in 1781, in six volumes, the first four containing the text, the fifth the notes, and the sixth the indexes.[2] (These six volumes as found in libraries today are bound into 2, 3, 4, or 6 volumes.[7]) The whole work is written in Spanish, a language which Bowle did not master. Its reception was unfavourable, except in Spain, where it was praised by es:Juan Antonio Pellicer, among others.[2]

In 1784 Bowle complained in The Gentleman's Magazine, in four pseudonymously-signed letters, and in 1785 he published Remarks on the Extraordinary Conduct of the Knight of the Ten Stars and his Italian Squire, to the editor of Don Quixote. In a letter to J. S., D.D.[2] Here the "Knight" was Captain John Crookshanks or Cruickshank R.N., and the "Squire" intended Joseph Baretti.[5] Baretti retorted in a scathing, bitter book, entitled Tolondron, Speeches to John Bowle about his Edition of Don Quixote, 1786. The criticisms were reprisals for perceived slights: Bowle had made derogatory comments about Baretti in his letter to Percy, and Crookshanks, having helped Bowle, was annoyed not to receive acknowledgement in the work. "J. S., D.D" has been tentatively identified as Joseph Simpson.[1] One of Baretti's points was that John Talbot Dillon, a Spanish-speaker also associated with the Don Quixote project, needed recognition, while Bowle treated the language solely as written.[8]

Volume 23, No. 2 of the journal Cervantes, published by the Cervantes Society of America (Fall, 2003) is dedicated to John Bowle. On its cover is the only known portrait of Bowle.[9]

In 2006 Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs republished Bowle's edition for the first time since 1781, accompanied by a Preface of es:Eduardo Urbina and an Introduction by es:Daniel Eisenberg.

Other works edit

Bowle published in 1765 Miscellaneous Pieces of Antient English Poesie, containing Shakespeare's King John, and some of the satires of John Marston. He contributed to James Granger's History, George Steevens's edition of Shakespeare, 1778, and Thomas Warton's History of English Poetry. In Archaeologia are remarks on the old pronunciation of the French language, musical instruments mentioned in Le Roman de la Rose, parish registers, and playing cards.[2]

Memorials edit

Bowle, his wife and certain members of his family are commemorated by wall tablets in his church, All Saints at Idmiston.[4]

Works of Bowle edit

  • Bowle, John; Percy, Thomas (1987). Cervantine Correspondence. Exeter Hispanic Texts. Exeter. ISBN 0859892883.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Bowle, John (2001) [1777]. "A Letter to Dr. Percy" (PDF). Cervantes (Journal of the Cervantes Society of America). 21 (1): 95–146. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  • Cervantes, Miguel de (2006) [1781]. Bowle, John (ed.). Don Quixote de la Mancha. Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs. ISBN 1588710874. Introduction by Daniel Eisenberg (in Spanish). Text of the 1781 edition.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Truman, R. W. "Bowle, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3066. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Bowle, John (1725-1788)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 6. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bowle, John (1)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Idmiston (1023956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c R. W. Truman (2003). (PDF). Cervantes (Journal of the Cervantes Society of America). 23 (2): 9–43. doi:10.3138/Cervantes.23.2.009. S2CID 190575135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ Bowle, John (2001). "A Letter to Dr. Percy" (PDF). Cervantes (Journal of the Cervantes Society of America). 21 (1): 95–146. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ Eisenberg, Daniel (2003). (PDF). Cervantes (Journal of the Cervantes Society of America). 23 (2): 45–84. doi:10.3138/Cervantes.23.2.045. S2CID 259786876. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ^ Turner, Katherine. "Dillon, John Talbot". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7658. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ . 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

Further reading (most recent first) edit

  • Eisenberg, Daniel (2006). "The Man who made Don Quixote a Classic: The Rev. John Bowle". Entre Cervantes y Shakespeare. Sendas del Renacimiento. Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs. ISBN 9781588711045.
  • Baretti, Joseph (2003) [1786]. Eisenberg, Daniel (ed.). "Tolondron. Speeches to John Bowle about his Edition of Don Quixote, together with Some Account of Spanish Literature". Cervantes (Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America). 23 (2): 141–274. doi:10.3138/Cervantes.23.2.141. hdl:2027/nyp.33433089911055. S2CID 190302963.
  • Cox, R[alph] Merritt (1977). An English ilustrado: the Reverend John Bowle. Peter Lang.
  • Cox, R[alph] Merritt (1971). The Rev. John Bowle: the genesis of Cervantean criticism. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press.

December 18, 2023
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John Bowle 1725 1788 was an English clergyman and scholar known today primarily for his ground breaking annotated edition of the early 1600s Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote He is considered to have been the first Hispanist Print portraying Bowles artist illegible displayed in Idmiston church Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Don Quixote edition 2 2 Other works 3 Memorials 4 Works of Bowle 5 References 6 Further reading most recent first Life editBowle called by his friends Don Bowle was descended from Dr John Bowle bishop of Rochester He was born on 26 October 1725 at Idmiston in Wiltshire 1 was educated at Oriel College Oxford and became M A in 1750 He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1776 Having entered holy orders he obtained the vicarage of Idmiston spelt Idemeston in his Don Quixote north of Salisbury in Wiltshire where he died on 26 October 1788 his 63rd birthday 2 3 He had married Elizabeth who had died at a younger age in 1759 4 An erudite scholar who was often in London 5 Bowle was acquainted with French Spanish and Italian literature and accumulated a large and valuable library sold in 1790 He was a member of Samuel Johnson s Essex Head Club and preceded John Douglas in detecting William Lauder s forgeries 2 Works editDon Quixote edition edit In a form of advertising of the day Bowle published in 1777 a lengthy letter to his friend the medievalist Thomas Percy concerning a planned new edition of the Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote to be illustrated by annotations and extracts from the historians poets and romances of Spain and Italy and other writers ancient and modern with a glossary and indexes 6 He gave also an outline of the life of Cervantes in the Gentleman s Magazine 1781 and circulated proposals to print the work by subscription 2 In fact the Don Quixote project had originated with Percy and the letter tacitly assigned it to Bowle 5 Bowle was the first to consider Cervantes in the novel Don Quixote as a classic author comparable with ancient Greek and Latin writers He gave the work a critical apparatus Ahead of his time he found his efforts largely unappreciated 1 Today Bowle s edition is considered the first scholarly edition of the work and it was reproduced in facsimile in 2006 The edition appeared in 1781 in six volumes the first four containing the text the fifth the notes and the sixth the indexes 2 These six volumes as found in libraries today are bound into 2 3 4 or 6 volumes 7 The whole work is written in Spanish a language which Bowle did not master Its reception was unfavourable except in Spain where it was praised by es Juan Antonio Pellicer among others 2 In 1784 Bowle complained in The Gentleman s Magazine in four pseudonymously signed letters and in 1785 he published Remarks on the Extraordinary Conduct of the Knight of the Ten Stars and his Italian Squire to the editor of Don Quixote In a letter to J S D D 2 Here the Knight was Captain John Crookshanks or Cruickshank R N and the Squire intended Joseph Baretti 5 Baretti retorted in a scathing bitter book entitled Tolondron Speeches to John Bowle about his Edition of Don Quixote 1786 The criticisms were reprisals for perceived slights Bowle had made derogatory comments about Baretti in his letter to Percy and Crookshanks having helped Bowle was annoyed not to receive acknowledgement in the work J S D D has been tentatively identified as Joseph Simpson 1 One of Baretti s points was that John Talbot Dillon a Spanish speaker also associated with the Don Quixote project needed recognition while Bowle treated the language solely as written 8 Volume 23 No 2 of the journal Cervantes published by the Cervantes Society of America Fall 2003 is dedicated to John Bowle On its cover is the only known portrait of Bowle 9 In 2006 Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs republished Bowle s edition for the first time since 1781 accompanied by a Preface of es Eduardo Urbina and an Introduction by es Daniel Eisenberg Other works edit Bowle published in 1765 Miscellaneous Pieces of Antient English Poesie containing Shakespeare s King John and some of the satires of John Marston He contributed to James Granger s History George Steevens s edition of Shakespeare 1778 and Thomas Warton s History of English Poetry In Archaeologia are remarks on the old pronunciation of the French language musical instruments mentioned in Le Roman de la Rose parish registers and playing cards 2 Memorials editBowle his wife and certain members of his family are commemorated by wall tablets in his church All Saints at Idmiston 4 Works of Bowle editBowle John Percy Thomas 1987 Cervantine Correspondence Exeter Hispanic Texts Exeter ISBN 0859892883 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Bowle John 2001 1777 A Letter to Dr Percy PDF Cervantes Journal of the Cervantes Society of America 21 1 95 146 Retrieved 20 July 2022 Cervantes Miguel de 2006 1781 Bowle John ed Don Quixote de la Mancha Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs ISBN 1588710874 Introduction by Daniel Eisenberg in Spanish Text of the 1781 edition References edit a b c Truman R W Bowle John Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 3066 Subscription or UK public library membership required a b c d e f g Stephen Leslie ed 1886 Bowle John 1725 1788 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 6 London Smith Elder amp Co Foster Joseph 1888 1892 Bowle John 1 Alumni Oxonienses the Members of the University of Oxford 1715 1886 Oxford Parker and Co via Wikisource a b Historic England Church of All Saints Idmiston 1023956 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 27 September 2022 a b c R W Truman 2003 The Rev John Bowle s Quixotic Woes Further Explored PDF Cervantes Journal of the Cervantes Society of America 23 2 9 43 doi 10 3138 Cervantes 23 2 009 S2CID 190575135 Archived from the original PDF on 11 September 2016 Retrieved 28 December 2018 Bowle John 2001 A Letter to Dr Percy PDF Cervantes Journal of the Cervantes Society of America 21 1 95 146 Retrieved 20 July 2018 Eisenberg Daniel 2003 La edicion del Quijote de John Bowle 1781 Sus dos emisiones PDF Cervantes Journal of the Cervantes Society of America 23 2 45 84 doi 10 3138 Cervantes 23 2 045 S2CID 259786876 Archived from the original PDF on 5 July 2010 Retrieved 5 September 2016 Turner Katherine Dillon John Talbot Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 7658 Subscription or UK public library membership required Cervantes Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America Fall 2003 5 July 2010 Archived from the original on 5 July 2010 Retrieved 5 September 2016 Further reading most recent first editEisenberg Daniel 2006 The Man who made Don Quixote a Classic The Rev John Bowle Entre Cervantes y Shakespeare Sendas del Renacimiento Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs ISBN 9781588711045 Baretti Joseph 2003 1786 Eisenberg Daniel ed Tolondron Speeches to John Bowle about his Edition of Don Quixote together with Some Account of Spanish Literature Cervantes Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America 23 2 141 274 doi 10 3138 Cervantes 23 2 141 hdl 2027 nyp 33433089911055 S2CID 190302963 Cox R alph Merritt 1977 An English ilustrado the Reverend John Bowle Peter Lang Cox R alph Merritt 1971 The Rev John Bowle the genesis of Cervantean criticism Chapel Hill North Carolina University of North Carolina Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Bowle writer amp oldid 1184079586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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