A Letter To The Dr. Percy: Concerning A New And Classical Edition Of Historia Del Valeroso Cavallero Don Quixote De La Mancha (1777)

""A Letter to Dr. Percy: Concerning a New and Classical Edition of Historia Del Valeroso Cavallero Don Quixote De La Mancha"" is a book written by John Bowle in 1777. The book is a letter addressed to Dr. Thomas Percy, a renowned literary critic, in which Bowle discusses his plans for a new and improved edition of Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel ""Don Quixote"". Bowle's edition of the novel was intended to be more accurate and faithful to the original Spanish text than previous English translations. He also aimed to provide readers with a more comprehensive understanding of the historical and cultural context in which the novel was written. In his letter to Dr. Percy, Bowle discusses the challenges he faced in translating and interpreting certain passages of the novel, as well as his efforts to provide readers with detailed annotations and explanations of unfamiliar terms and references. Overall, ""A Letter to Dr. Percy"" is a significant work in the history of ""Don Quixote"" scholarship, as it represents an early attempt to produce a more accurate and scholarly edition of the novel for English-speaking readers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.