johnbunyan诗人简介.ppt

John Bunyan (1628-1688) His life A poor tinker’s family. Received very little formal education Enlisted into the Parliamentary Army between 1644 and 1646 Married his first wife Margaret Bentley in 1649 -Plain man’s pathway to heaven ,practice of piety, bible, prayer book Became nonconformist preacher in 1655 Imprisoned for unlicensed preaching in 1660 In 1675 he was imprisoned again works Pilgrim Progress Pilgrim Progress One of the most famous religious allegories in the English language The underlying metaphor of this book: life is a journey Theme It is the most successful religious allegory. Its purpose is to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and seek salvation through continued constant struggle against their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils. His style Bunyan wrote in a simple but lively and vivid prose style. His biblical enabled him to narrate his stories and reveal his ideas in a direct and straightforward way. analysis 1.is a religious allegory. Though an allegory ,its characters impress the reader like real person . In reality , the celestial city in the pilgrims progress is the vision of an ideal happy society dreamed by a poor tinker in the 17th century ,through a veil of religious mist 3.vanity fair is a remarkable passage. It is an epitome of the English society after the restoration. Everything can be sold or bought in this fair and the persecution of Christian and faithful is described. Bunyan’s language Is chiefly plain and colloquia and quite in comparison with that of the writers of the renaissance. Is clear ,vivid, natural, homely, fluent, musical and powerful. * *