The Cambridge Companion to Bunyan - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521733081 ISBN 13: 9780521733083

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

John Bunyan was a major figure in seventeenth-century Puritan literature, and one deeply embroiled in the religious upheavals of his times. This Companion considers all his major texts, including The Pilgrim's Progress and his autobiography Grace Abounding. The essays, by leading Bunyan scholars, place these and his other works in the context of seventeenth-century history and literature. They discuss such key issues as the publication of dissenting works, the history of the book, gender, the relationship between literature and religion, between literature and early modern radicalism, and the reception of seventeenth-century texts. Other chapters assess Bunyan's importance for the development of allegory, life-writing, the early novel and children's literature. This Companion provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to an author with an assured and central place in English literature.

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Recensione:

'these essays represent the latest thinking and scholarship in the world of Bunyan studies ... let us be grateful for the appreciative and informative twenty-first century approaches evident in this Companion.' Language and Literature

'For Bunyan, the bible was the only book that really mattered, and all of his writings are permeated by its language - generally that of the King James bible, but also that of Tyndale and the Geneva Bible. Bunyan explains his own encounter with the Scriptures in his autobiographical writings.' International Review of Biblical Studies

Descrizione del libro:

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to John Bunyan's life and works, written in a clear accessible way for students and general readers. The authors deal with all his major works and discuss the key issues, examining their place in the broader context of seventeenth-century history and literature.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521733081
• ISBN 13: 9780521733083
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 212
• Redattore: Dunan-Page Anne