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Drama and Prose Drama: Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the leading figure among a host of playwrights during the 18th C. Prose:A Modest Proposal (1729)by Jonathan Swift is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history. Selected Readings in English and American Literature Lecture 10 John Bunyan Chen Yan 2013.10.11 John Bunyan(1628-1688) Profound imagination Stout (勇敢的) Puritan Conscientiously studied Bible Salvation through spiritual struggle A style modeled after that of the English Bible Major Works Grace Abounding to the Chief Sinners(1666) 《罪人头目的赦免》 The Pilgrims Progress (1678) 《天路历程》第一卷 The Life and Death of Mr. Badman(1680) 《拜得门先生生死录》 The Holy War(1682) 《圣战》 The Pilgrims Progress, Part II (1684) 《天路历程》第二卷 John Milton V.S. John Bunyan John Milton: the child of the Renaissance; profoundly educated man; Paradise Lost: the only epic since Beowulf. John Bunyan: inheriting nothing from Renaissance; poor, uneducated tinker; The Pilgrims Progress: the only great allegory commonality: their works stand for the mighty Puritan spirit. Bunyun preaches his religious views in The Pilgrim’s Progress. The Pilgrims Progress The Pilgrims Progess (1678,1684): Buyans most important work; in the old-fashioned, medieval form of allegory and dream; (Christian fiction (specifically allegory), sermons); allegory: (style of a) story, painting or description in which the characters and events are meant as symbols of purity , truth, patience, etc. The Pilgrims Progress is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. Its purpose is to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weakness and all kinds of social evils. It is not only about something spiritual but also bears much relevance to the time. Its predominant metaphor--- life as a journey---is simple and familiar. The objects that