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The Pilgrim's Progress
- Author
- John Bunyan
- writer and preacher
- Original purpose
of book was for
his own church
- Original purpose
of book was for
his own church
- 28 November 1628 –
31 August 1688
- Imprisoned for being religious
dissenter after Restoration
- Areas of novel are based
upon the feelings that
Buyan experienced
- Areas of novel are based
upon the feelings that
Buyan experienced
- writer and preacher
- Not written by an
upper class person
- Bunyan was the son of a poor bedforshire
tailor who recieved minimal education
- Bunyan was the son of a poor bedforshire
tailor who recieved minimal education
- Book inspired by his own
experiences in Christianity and his
struggles
- One of the most widely read English language novels
- Influential and important when considering Restoration Lit
- Influential and important when considering Restoration Lit
- PLOT SUMMARY
- Highly allegorical
- One of the novel's
defining features
- Based of Bunyan's experiences
- Advice to readers
- Advice to readers
- How to be a good
Christian
- One of the novel's
defining features
- Broski falls
- Highly allegorical
- Allegories
- Vanity fair
- Comment on politics /
society
- Faithful is killed without
a fair trial
- Reflected experience of Bunyan and others
like him trials at the hands of the
government
- Reflected experience of Bunyan and others
like him trials at the hands of the
government
- Comment on politics /
society
- Apollyon
- Biblical origin
- Greek version - "Destroyer"
- Ruin of The City of Destruction
- Ruin of The City of Destruction
- Greek version - "Destroyer"
- Representative of the Devil
- ruler of the city of
destruction but Christian
won't bow to him
- (Bunyan - don't give in to devil)
- (Bunyan - don't give in to devil)
- ruler of the city of
destruction but Christian
won't bow to him
- Biblical origin
- Slough of Despond
- Christians "burden" -- sins
- Christians "burden" -- sins
- Celestial city
- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYMBOLIC AND ALLEGORIC
- The major difference is that in allegories the reference point is clear and
relatively unambiguous; whereas, with symbols the range of meaning is
more ambiguous and uncertain.
- The major difference is that in allegories the reference point is clear and
relatively unambiguous; whereas, with symbols the range of meaning is
more ambiguous and uncertain.
- Vanity fair
Medienanhänge
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