The Pilgrim's Progress: Classics of World Literature
Autor John Bunyanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 mai 1996
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Christian Book Award (2010)
With an Introduction by Professor Stuart Sim.
John Bunyan was variously a tinker, soldier, Baptist minister, prisoner and writer of outstanding narrative genius which reached its apotheosis in this, his greatest work. It is an allegory of the Christian life of true brilliance and is presented as a dream which describes the pilgrimage of the hero - Christian - from the City of Destruction via the Slough of Despond, the Hill of Difficulty, the Valley of the Shadow of Death and Vanity Fair over the River of the Water of Life and into the Celestial City.
The Pilgrim's Progress has been translated into 108 languages, was a favourite of Dr Johnson and was praised by Coleridge as one of the few books which might be read repeatedly and each time with a new and different pleasure.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781853264689
ISBN-10: 1853264687
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 127 x 196 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Wordsworth Editions
Seria Classics of World Literature
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1853264687
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 127 x 196 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Wordsworth Editions
Seria Classics of World Literature
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
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Textul de pe ultima copertă
The Pilgrim's Progress (Part I 1678/Part II 1684) holds a unique place in the history of English literature. No other seventeenth-century work except the King James Bible, nothing from the pen of a writer of Bunyan's social class in any period, and no other Christian work, has enjoyed such an extensive readership. The pilgrim Christian, Mr Worldly Wiseman, Giant Despair, Hopeful, and Ignorance are engaged in a powerful drama set against a solidly realistic background of town and country. Bunyan captures the speech of ordinary people as accurately as he depicts their behaviour and appearance and as firmly as he realizes their inner emotional and spiritual life. The tale is related in language remarkable for its beauty and simplicity, and is spiced with Bunyan's acute and satirical perceptions of the vanity and hypocrisy of his own society.
Notă biografică
JOHN
BUNYAN
(1628-88)
was
born
in
Elstow,
a
village
near
Bedford.
He
went
to
school
in
the
village
and
became
a
travelling
brazier
or
tinker,
like
his
father.
In
1644
he
joined
the
Parliamentary
army,
and
served
in
the
garrison
of
Newport
Pagnell,
a
Bedfordshire
town,
until
1646.
He
married
in
1649
and
had
four
children,
though
the
name
of
his
first
wife
is
unknown.
As
part
of
her
dowry
she
brought
two
popular
books
of
devotion;
and
these,
along
with
a
series
of
experiences,
triggered
a
complex
conversion
experience,
not
fully
resolved
until
1653,
when
Bunyan
joined
a
separatist
congregation
in
Bedford.
Soon
Bunyan
began
preaching
and
engagin
in
controversy
with
other
reiligous
groups.
He
wrote
his
first
book,Some
Gospel
Truths
Openedin
1656.
Soon
after
the
Restoration
he
was
arrested
for
unlicensed
preaching
in
the
village
of
Lower
Samsell
and,
because
he
refused
to
stop
peraching,
remain
in
prison
in
Bedford
for
twelve
years.
His
account
of
his
trial
was
published
posthumously
in
1765.
He was imprisoned again for about six months in 1676. He continued to write, and to preach in Bedfordshire and London. In 1678 he published the first part ofThe Pilgrim's Progress. It became am immediate bestseller, running through twelve ditions and being translated into Dutch, French and Welsh during Bunyan's lifetime; since then it has been traslated into more than two hundred languages. Its counterpart,The Life and Death of Mr Badman(1682) is epic in cope. The second part ofThe Pilgrim's Progresscame out in 1684, partly in response to a number of imitations and spurious sequels.A Book for Boys and Girls, one of the earliest examples of literature for children, was published in 1686.
Bunyan died in 1688 for a fever contracted while riding from Reading to London to try to effect a reconciliation between a father and son. He left a number of works in manuscript, many of them published by Chalres Doe in his folio of 1692, which also contained the first (brief) biography of Bunyan.
ROGER POOLEY teaches at Keele University. His Cambridge Ph.D. thesis on Bunyan was partly supervised by the late Roger Sharrock, the editor of the previous Penguin ClassicsPilgrim's Progress. He is the author ofEnglish Prose of the Seventeenth Century(1993) and a number of shorter pieces on Bunyan and other seventeenth-century figures. He has co-editedThe Lord of the Journey; A Reader in Christina SpiritualityandThe Discerning Reader: Literature and Theory in Christian Perspecitve. He is an active member of the International John Bunyan Society.
He was imprisoned again for about six months in 1676. He continued to write, and to preach in Bedfordshire and London. In 1678 he published the first part ofThe Pilgrim's Progress. It became am immediate bestseller, running through twelve ditions and being translated into Dutch, French and Welsh during Bunyan's lifetime; since then it has been traslated into more than two hundred languages. Its counterpart,The Life and Death of Mr Badman(1682) is epic in cope. The second part ofThe Pilgrim's Progresscame out in 1684, partly in response to a number of imitations and spurious sequels.A Book for Boys and Girls, one of the earliest examples of literature for children, was published in 1686.
Bunyan died in 1688 for a fever contracted while riding from Reading to London to try to effect a reconciliation between a father and son. He left a number of works in manuscript, many of them published by Chalres Doe in his folio of 1692, which also contained the first (brief) biography of Bunyan.
ROGER POOLEY teaches at Keele University. His Cambridge Ph.D. thesis on Bunyan was partly supervised by the late Roger Sharrock, the editor of the previous Penguin ClassicsPilgrim's Progress. He is the author ofEnglish Prose of the Seventeenth Century(1993) and a number of shorter pieces on Bunyan and other seventeenth-century figures. He has co-editedThe Lord of the Journey; A Reader in Christina SpiritualityandThe Discerning Reader: Literature and Theory in Christian Perspecitve. He is an active member of the International John Bunyan Society.
Recenzii
This new edition does full justice to the text for modern readers. The notes are helpful and scholarly. The introduction is warm and up to date. This is now the best reading edition available.
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The Pilgrim’s Progress has inspired readers across the centuries to persevere in their faith. For longstanding fans of Bunyan’s tale, or for those encountering it for the first time, this illustrated edition offers new beauty and insight with striking hand-painted illustrations and enlightening commentary for all ages.
Inside you’ll find:
The Pilgrim’s Progress is perfect for:
The Pilgrim’s Progress has inspired readers across the centuries to persevere in their faith. For longstanding fans of Bunyan’s tale, or for those encountering it for the first time, this illustrated edition offers new beauty and insight with striking hand-painted illustrations and enlightening commentary for all ages.
Inside you’ll find:
- 15 chapters, accompanied by gorgeous hand-painted scenes at the beginning of each chapter
- annotations embedded across every chapter to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the allegory
- a presentation page for thoughtful gifting and a notes section to write down your thoughts
- a ribbon marker for easy referencing
- colorful artwork throughout the entire book
The Pilgrim’s Progress is perfect for:
- homeschooling families or an addition to your family library
- men, women, and children who enjoy learning about history
Premii
- Christian Book Award Finalist, 2010