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1、JohnBunyanHistoricalBackgroundJohnBunyan-BornaboutNov.15,1628Motherdieswhenheis15,13yearoldsisterdiesafewweekslaterAfewmonthslaterwhenJohnis16heisdraftedintoCromwell’sarmy(warbetweenparliamentandtheKingCharlesI)Taughtthetradeofatinkerbyhisfather(amenderofpots,utensils,)thiswasnotahighlyregardedtr
2、adeHeisnotwelleducated,butlearnstoreadandwriteandhasnotheologicaleducationHeismarriedatabout20tohisfirstwife(aboutwhichweknowlittle,notevenhername)Shebroughtlittletothemarriageexceptfortwobooks,oneofwhichisanallegory(寓言)Hehasfourchildren,thefirstofwhom(Mary)isblindHisfirstwifediesabout10yearslate
3、randJohnmarriesElizabethWhilemarriedtohisfirstwife,hespenttimereadingthebooksshehadbroughtaswellastheBibleItisdifficulttotellexactlywhenBunyanisconvertedIn1653BunyanrenouncesthechurchofEnglandandjoinsthechurchofJohnGiffordwherehewasre-baptized,andbegantolearntopreachIn1660thePuritanregimecollapse
4、dandKingCharlesIIreturnedfromExileBunyanwasarrestedforpreaching(becausetheChurchofEnglandwasonceagainthestatechurch)andjailedTheBedfordJailwaslikeallEnglishjailsoftheday,astinkhole,filthy,nosanitation,littlewaterorfood,littlewarmthinthewinterBunyanwasallowedvisitorsfromtimetotimeBedfordJailOutoft
5、hisJailBunyanisreleasedin1672Heisimprisonedagainin1677AtsometimeduringtheseimprisonmentshewrotethislittlebookItispublishedin1678andBunyanisshockedathowsuccessfulitisBythetimeofhisdeath,eighteditionshadappearedaswellasaFrenchandDutcheditionTheBookToday100yearsagoitwouldhavebeenconsideredthegreates
6、tnoveleverwrittenIfafamilyownedtwobooks,onewastheBible,theotherwasPilgrim’sProgressThebookhasbeentranslatedintoalmosteverylanguageonearthPilgrim’sProgressBunyandidnotattempttoportraythepoliticalconfusion&socialupheavalof17th-centuryEngland.Hisconcernwasratherthestudyofman'sspirituallife.Theme:The
7、Pilgrim'sProgressisthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.ItspurposeistourgepeopletocomplywithChristiandoctrines&seeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweakness&allkindsofsocialevils.Itisnoton
