Research Catalog

Title

The pilgrim's progress / John Bunyan ; edited with an introduction and notes by by W.R. Owens.

Author

Bunyan, John, 1628-1688

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Owens, W. R.

Description

368 p. : ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

"'As I walk'd through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place, where was a Denn; And I laid me down in that place to sleep: And as I slept I dreamed a Dream.'" "So begins one of the best-loved and most widely read books in English literature. An acknowledged classic of the heroic Puritan tradition, and a founding text in the development of the English novel, The Pilgrim's Progress has inspired readers for over three centuries. The story of Christian, whose pilgrimage takes him through the Slough of Despond, Vanity Fair, and the Delectable Mountains, is full of danger and adventure. Together with his trusty companions, Faithful and Hopeful, he encounters many enemies before finally arriving at the Celestial City." "Bunyan's own experience of religious persecution informs his story, but its qualities of psychological realism, and the beauty and simplicity of his prose, give the book universal appeal. This edition includes the illustrations that appeared with the book in Bunyan's lifetime, giving a sense of its impact on contemporary readers."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Oxford world's classics

Uniform Title

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Subject

Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages > Fiction

Genre/Form

• Allegories
• Fiction
• Christian fiction

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages xliv-xlix) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

0192803611

OCLC

• 52696790
• SCSB-10719983

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library