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The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan.It is commonly regarded as one of the most significant works of Protestant devotional literature and of wider early modern English literature.
The Slough of Despond, illustrated by Rachael Robinson Elmer, 1913. The Slough of Despond (/ ˈ s l aʊ ... d ɪ ˈ s p ɒ n d / or / ˈ s l uː /; [1] "swamp of despair") is a fictional bog in John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, into which the protagonist Christian sinks under the weight of his sins and his sense of guilt for them.
It charts the progress of a fictional character named John through a philosophical landscape in search of the Island of his desire. Lewis described the novel to his publisher as "a kind of Bunyan up to date," in reference to John Bunyan 's 1678 novel The Pilgrim's Progress , recast with the politics, ideologies, philosophy, and aesthetic ...
John Bunyan (/ ˈ b ʌ n j ə n /; 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential literary model.
Apollyon (top) battling Christian in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.. The Hebrew term Abaddon (Hebrew: אֲבַדּוֹן ’Ăḇaddōn, meaning "destruction", "doom") and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (Koinē Greek: Ἀπολλύων, Apollúōn meaning "Destroyer") appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss.
The Life and Death of Mr. Badman: An Analysis of a Wicked Man's Life, as a Warning For Others, Presented to the World in a Familiar Dialogue Between Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Attentive is a 1680 book by John Bunyan. It was designed as a companion to The Pilgrim's Progress and was published by Nathaniel Ponder.
The Pilgrim's Progress is an opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on John Bunyan's 1678 allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. The composer himself described the work as a 'Morality' rather than an opera. Nonetheless, he intended the work to be performed on stage, rather than in a church or cathedral.
Beelzebub is also a character in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, first published in 1678. In 1409–1410 The Lanterne of Light (an anonymous English Lollard tract often attributed to John Wycliffe ) [ 23 ] provided a classification of the princes of Hell based on the seven deadly sins and associated Beelzebub with the deadly sin of envy .