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JohnBunyan(1628—1688)•BritishwriterJohnBunyanwasbornatElstow（埃尔斯顿）,Bedfordshire（贝特福德）,England,inNovember,1628.•Bunyanwasofhumbleorigin,thesonofatinsmith（洋铁匠）.Thelifeofthefamilywasaseverestrugglewithpoverty.Bunyan'sparentswereable,nevertheless,tosendhimtoschool.So,Bunyanreceivedverylittleformaleducation.•Hebecamemuchinterestedinreligions,butitwasonlyafteratremendousspiritualconflict,lastingthreeorfouryears,thathefoundpeace.•HislifecoveredtheperiodofthegreatestcrisisinthePuritanstruggleforthesurvivaloftheirvariousversionsofextremeProtestantfaith,andhehimselfwasofBaptist（浸礼会教友）sympathies（支持）.•HetookpartintheCivilWar，AftertheRestorationofCharlesII,thePuritansunderwent（经历）severepersecution（迫害）&hehimselfwasimprisonedtwiceforhispreaching,oncefor12years.•ItwasduringBunyan’ssecond&shortertermimprisonmentthathewrotePartIofhismasterpiece—ThePilgrim’sProgress.（天路历程）Pilgrim’sProgress•Ithastwoparts.ThefirstpartdealswithChristian’spilgrimagetotheCelestialCity,throughwhichherealizedhisownsalvation.Thesecondpartdealswithhiswifeandchildren’ssalvationthroughtheirpilgrimage.•Itwaswrittenintheformofallegoryanddream.ItisaproseallegorydepictingthepilgrimageofahumansoulinsearchofSalvation.Itisintwoparts:PartIwaswrittenin1678,andpartIIin1684.Pilgrim’sProgress•Bunyandidnotattempttoportraythepoliticalconfusion&socialupheavalof17th-centuryEngland.Hisconcernwasratherthestudyofman'sspirituallife.•Theme:ThePilgrim'sProgressisthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegory（寓言）intheEnglishlanguage.ItspurposeistourgepeopletocomplywithChristiandoctrines&seeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweakness&allkindsofsocialevils.Itisnotonlyaboutsomethingspiritualbutalsobeatsmuchrelevancetothetime.Itspredominantmetaphor-lifeasajourney-issimple&familiar.Thanksforyourattention!