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The Pilgrim's Progress de John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress

Autor John Bunyan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – iun 2007

Descoperim în The Pilgrim's Progress o lectură stratificată, a cărei cadență amintește de pasul hotărât, dar adesea îngreunat, al unui drumeț pe un teren necunoscut. Ritmul nu este unul al vitezei, ci al reflecției profunde; este o narațiune care se cere parcursă cu răbdare, lăsând fiecare simbol și fiecare întâlnire a protagonistului Christian să rezoneze cu propriile noastre căutări interioare. Scrisă parțial în izolarea unei celule de închisoare, opera lui John Bunyan transcende simpla literatură de secol XVII, devenind o hartă universală a spiritului uman.

Apreciem modul în care Bunyan transformă concepte abstracte — disperarea, speranța, ignoranța — în personaje vii, cu care cititorul interacționează direct. Pe același raft cu Pilgrim's Progress in Today's English de James Thomas, această ediție de la Collins Classics se distinge prin păstrarea textului original, oferind acea patină de autenticitate și forță lingvistică pe care adaptările moderne o simplifică adesea. Considerăm că forța cărții rezidă tocmai în această asprime a limbajului arhaic, care conferă greutate fiecărei încercări prin care trece pelerinul.

În contextul operei sale, The Pilgrim's Progress reprezintă vârful de lance al unei bibliografii vaste, fiind strâns legată de The Pilgrim's Progress and Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. Dacă lucrarea autobiografică Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ne oferă perspectiva intimă a luptei interioare a lui John Bunyan, pelerinajul lui Christian este transpunerea acestor trăiri într-o mitologie creștină universală. Este o operă fundamentală care a modelat imaginația literară occidentală, oferind nume și situații care au devenit puncte de referință în cultura universală.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781602064560
ISBN-10: 1602064563
Pagini: 332
Dimensiuni: 145 x 222 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Editura: COSIMO INC
Locul publicării:United States

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte celor care caută o lectură contemplativă, cu rădăcini istorice și spirituale adânci. Cititorul va câștiga nu doar acces la o piesă esențială a literaturii engleze, ci și o perspectivă fascinantă asupra rezilienței umane în fața adversității. Este un volum ideal pentru cei care apreciază alegoria clasică și doresc să exploreze textul original care a influențat generații de scriitori, de la C.S. Lewis la Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Despre autor

John Bunyan (1628–1688) a fost un scriitor și predicator puritan englez, a cărui viață a fost marcată de o profundă transformare spirituală și de o rezistență dârză în fața opresiunii religioase. De meserie cârpaci, Bunyan a servit în armata parlamentară în timpul Războiului Civil Englez înainte de a se dedica predicării nonconformiste. A petrecut doisprezece ani în închisoarea din Bedford pentru refuzul de a renunța la credința sa, perioadă în care a scris cele mai importante lucrări ale sale, inclusiv autobiografia spirituală Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. Moștenirea sa literară este definită de un stil simplu, dar vizionar, care a făcut din scrierile sale un model de claritate și forță narativă.

Descriere scurtă

From the publisher who gave you the immensly popular James ussher's Annals Of The World:
- John Bunyan's personal memoir
- His last sermon
- Special sayings of Bunyan, about death and judgment, the joys of heaven, and much more
- Bunyan's personal account of his life before he accepted Christ
- The writer's account of his time spent in prison
- "The Barren Fig Tree"
- "The Holy War Made by Shaddai Upon Diabolus for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World"

Notă biografică

John Bunyan (baptised November 30, 1628 - August 31, 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons. Bunyan came from the village of Elstow, near Bedford. He had some schooling and at the age of sixteen joined the Parliamentary Army during the first stage of the English Civil War. After three years in the army he returned to Elstow and took up the trade of tinker, which he had learned from his father. He became interested in religion after his marriage, attending first the parish church and then joining the Bedford Meeting, a nonconformist group in Bedford, and becoming a preacher. After the restoration of the monarch, when the freedom of nonconformists was curtailed, Bunyan was arrested and spent the next twelve years in jail as he refused to give up preaching. During this time he wrote a spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and began work on his most famous book, The Pilgrim's Progress, which was not published until some years after his release. Bunyan's later years, in spite of another shorter term of imprisonment, were spent in relative comfort as a popular author and preacher, and pastor of the Bedford Meeting. He died aged 59 after falling ill on a journey to London and is buried in Bunhill Fields. The Pilgrim's Progress became one of the most published books in the English language; 1,300 editions having been printed by 1938, 250 years after the author's death. He is remembered in the Church of England with a Lesser Festival on 30 August, and on the liturgical calendar of the United States Episcopal Church on 29 August. Some other churches of the Anglican Communion, such as the Anglican Church of Australia, honour him on the day of his death (31 August).

Recenzii

"This stunningly executed allegory has furnished the Christian imagination with names and situations that have now infiltrated most of our literature. Not often does something so popular manage also to be accurate."--Eugene Peterson, Take and Read

Textul de pe ultima copertă

Often rated as important as the Bible as a Christian document, this famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most entertaining allegories of faith ever written. Set against realistic backdrops of town and country, the powerful drama of the pilgrim's trials and temptations follows him in his harrowing journey to the Celestial City.
Along a road filled with monsters and spiritual terrors, Christian confronts such emblematic characters as Worldly Wiseman, Giant Despair, Talkative, Ignorance, and the demons of the Valley of the Shadow of Death. But he is also joined by Hopeful and Faithful.
An enormously influential 17th-century classic, universally known for its simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language, The Pilgrim's Progress remains one of the most widely read books in the English language.

Descriere

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The Pilgrim’s Progress has inspired readers across the centuries to persevere in their faith. For longstanding fans of Bunyan’s tale, or for those encountering it for the first time, this illustrated edition offers new beauty and insight with striking hand-painted illustrations and enlightening commentary for all ages.
Inside you’ll find:
  • 15 chapters, accompanied by gorgeous hand-painted scenes at the beginning of each chapter
  • annotations embedded across every chapter to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the allegory
  • a presentation page for thoughtful gifting and a notes section to write down your thoughts
  • colorful artwork throughout the entire book
Originally written for the everyman, John Bunyan's Christian classic has since found its way into the libraries of scholars and universities as well—a true masterpiece for the ages. Its historical richness, eloquent symbolism, and stunning prose have withstood the test of time, and this new edition helps readers appreciate the timeless beauty found in Bunyan’s words.
The Pilgrim’s Progress is perfect for:
  • homeschooling families or an addition to your family library
  • men, women, and children who enjoy learning about history
Since its publication in 1678, The Pilgrim’s Progress has been translated into more than 200 languages. It's a worldwide bestseller, second only to the Bible, and it has become a hallmark among scholars and theologians around the globe.