The Pilgrim's Progress

Informationen zum Autor John Bunyan was born in 1628. In 1644 he was caught up in the Civil War and drafted into the Parliamentary army. Four years later he entered a period of intense spiritual struggle (chronicled in Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ), after which he emerged a new man. He joined a Nonconformist church and began to preach. Bunyan spent many years in prison because of his faith and during this time began writing The Pilgrim's Progress . The first part was published in 1678 and the second part, together with the whole work, was published in 1684. Bunyan died in 1688. Klappentext It is a masterpiece of religious allegory transformed into intense drama, its style unsurpassed, its characters superbly individualized, indelibly alive, and as memorable as the landmarks on Christian's perilous journey toward salvation. Zusammenfassung It is a masterpiece of religious allegory transformed into intense drama! its style unsurpassed! its characters superbly individualized! indelibly alive! and as memorable as the landmarks on Christian's perilous journey toward salvation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Bunyan, John/ Lundin Bunyan, Roger Lundin, Fay Weldon
• Mitarbeit: Roger Lundin (Einführung), Weldon Fay (Nachwort)
• Verlag: Signet USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.07.2009
• EAN: 9780451531292
• ISBN: 978-0-451-53129-2
• Seiten: 336
• Abmessung: 106 mm x 168 mm x 22 mm
• Serien: Signet Classics; Signet Classics; Penguin Publishing Group
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Christian / General, FICTION / Christian / Classic & Allegory, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, Relating to Christian people and groups, Classic fiction: literary and general