The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan (Oxford Handbooks)

The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan is the most extensive volume of original essays ever published on the seventeenth-century Nonconformist preacher and writer, John Bunyan. Its thirty-eight chapters examine Bunyan's life and works, their religious and historical contexts, and the critical reception of his writings, in particular his allegorical narrative, The Pilgrim's Progress . Interdisciplinary and comprehensive, it provides unparalleled scope and expertise, ranging from literary theory to religious history and from theology to post-colonial criticism. The Handbook is structured in four sections. The first, 'Contexts', deals with the historical Bunyan in relation to various aspects of his life, background, and work as a Nonconformist: from basic facts of biography to the nature of his church at Bedford, his theology, and the religious and political cultures of seventeenth-century Dissent. Part 2 considers Bunyan's literary output: from his earliest printed tracts to his posthumously published works. Offering discrete chapters on Bunyan's major works-- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666), T he Pilgrim's Progress, Parts I and II (1678; 1684); The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), and The Holy War (1682)--this section nevertheless covers Bunyan's oeuvre in its entirety: controversial and pastoral, narrative and poetic. Section 3, 'Directions in Criticism', engages with Bunyan in literary critical terms, focusing on his employment of form and language and on theoretical approaches to his writings: from psychoanalytic to post-secular criticism. Section 4, 'Journeys', tackles some of the ways in which Bunyan's works, and especially The Pilgrim's Progress , have travelled throughout the world since the late seventeenth century, assessing Bunyan's place within key literary periods and their distinctive developments: from the eighteenth-century novel to the writing of 'empire.' This Handbook Brings Together Thirty-eight Original Essays On The Seventeenth-century Nonconformist Preacher And Writer, John Bunyan. The Chapters Span Bunyan's Life And Works, Their Religious And Historical Contexts, And The Critical Reception Of His Writings, In Particular His Allegorical Narrative, 'the Pilgrim's Progress'. Introduction: Bunyan's Presence / Michael Davies -- Part I. Contexts -- Bunyan's Life, Bunyan's Lives / Michael A. Mullett -- Bunyan's England: The Trials And Triumphs Of Restoration Dissent / John Coffey -- Bunyan And The Bedford Congregation / Anne Dunan-page -- Bunyan's Theology And Religious Context / Dewey D. Wallace / Jr. -- Bunyan And The Word / Alison Searle -- Bunyan's Reading / Roger Pooley -- Bunyan And Gender / Margaret J. M. Ezell -- 'come Ye Out From Among Them / And Be Ye Separate': Bunyan And The Writing Of Dissent / N. H. Keeble -- Bunyan's Partners In Print / Kathleen Lynch -- Part Ii. Works -- Early Works: Bunyan In The 1650s / David Walker -- Bunyan In Prison: Writings From The 1660s / David Gay -- Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinners (1666) / Nigel Smith -- 'the Desired Countrey': Bunyan's Writings On The Church In The 1670s / Ken Simpson -- The Pilgrim's Progress (1678): Chasing Apollyon's Tale / Michael Davies-- The Life And Death Of Mr. Badman (1680) / Katsuhiro Engetsu -- The Holy War (1682) / Nancy Rosenfeld -- Piety And Radicalism: Bunyan's Writings Of The 1680s / Arlette Zinck -- The Pilgrim's Progress / Part Ii (1684) / Margaret Olofson Thickstun -- 'truth In Meeter': Bunyan's Poetry And Dissenting Poetics / Elizabeth Clarke -- Bunyan's Posthumously Published Works / W. R. Owens -- Part Iii. Directions In Criticism-- Bunyan, Emblem And Allegory / Jeremy Tambling -- Bunyan And Romance / Nick Davis -- The Prose Style Of John Bunyan / Mary Ann Lund -- The Language Of The Pilgrim's Progress / Julie Coleman -- 'nor Do Thou Go To Work Without My Key': Reading Bunyan Out To The Edges / Maxine Hancock -- Bunyan And The Historians / Tamsin Spargo -- Bunyan Unbound: Prison And The Place Of Creativity / Vera J. Camden -- Bunyan, Poststructuralism And Postmodernism / Stuart Sim -- Bunyan, Theory, And Theology: A Case For Postsecular Criticism / Lori Branch -- Part Iv. Journeys-- Bunyan And The Early Novel / Cynthia Wall -- The Pilgrim's Progress In The Evangelical Revival / Isabel Rivers -- Bunyan And The Romantics / Jonathan Shears -- Bunyan And The Victorians / Vincent Newey -- Bunyan And America / Joel D. Rasmussen -- Bunyan, Class, And Englishness / Gary Day -- Wayfaring Images: The Pilgrim's Pictorial Progress / Nathalie Colle -- Bunyan For Children / Shannon Murray -- Bunyan And Empire / Sylvia Brown. Edited By Michael Davies And W.r. Owens. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Présentation de l'éditeur: "The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan is the most extensive volume of original essays ever published on the seventeenth-century Nonconformist preacher and writer, John Bunyan. Its thirty-eight chapters examine Bunyan's life and works, their religious and historical contexts, and the critical reception of his writings, in particular his allegorical narrative, The Pilgrim's Progress. Interdisciplinary and comprehensive, it provides unparalleled scope and expertise, ranging from literary theory to religious history and from theology to post-colonial criticism. The Handbook is structured in four sections. The first, 'Contexts', deals with the historical Bunyan in relation to various aspects of his life, background, and work as a Nonconformist: from basic facts of biography to the nature of his church at Bedford, his theology, and the religious and political cultures of seventeenth-century Dissent. Part 2 considers Bunyan's literary output: from his earliest printed tracts to his posthumously published works. Offering discrete chapters on Bunyan's major works-Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666), The Pilgrim's Progress, Parts I and II (1678; 1684); The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), and The Holy War (1682)-this section nevertheless covers Bunyan's oeuvre in its entirety: controversial and pastoral, narrative and poetic. Section 3, 'Directions in Criticism', engages with Bunyan in literary critical terms, focusing on his employment of form and language and on theoretical approaches to his writings: from psychoanalytic to post-secular criticism. Section 4, 'Journeys', tackles some of the ways in which Bunyan's works, and especially The Pilgrim's Progress, have travelled throughout the world since the late seventeenth century, assessing Bunyan's place within key literary periods and their distinctive developments: from the eighteenth-century novel to the writing of 'empire.' The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan is the most extensive volume of original essays ever published on the seventeenth-century nonconformist preacher and writer, John Bunyan. Its thirty-eight chapters examine Bunyan's life and works, their religious and historical contexts, and the critical reception of his writings, in particular his allegorical narrative, The Pilgrim's Progress. Interdisciplinary and comprehensive, it provides unparalleled scope and expertise, ranging from literary theory to religious history and from theology to post-colonial criticism. The Handbook is structured in four sections. The first, 'Contexts', deals with the historical Bunyan in relation to various aspects of his life, background, and work as a nonconformist: from basic facts of biography to the nature of his church at Bedford, his theology, and the religious and political cultures of seventeenth-century Dissent. Part 2 considers Bunyan's literary output: from his earliest printed tracts to his posthumously published works. Offering discrete chapters on Bunyan's major works - Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666), The Pilgrim's Progress, Parts I and II (1678; 1684); The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), and The Holy War (1682) - this section nevertheless covers Bunyan's oeuvre in its entirety: controversial and pastoral, narrative and poetic. Section 3, 'Directions in Criticism', engages with Bunyan in literary critical terms, focusing on his employment of form and language and on theoretical approaches to his writings: from psychoanalytic to post-secular criticism. Section 4, 'Journeys', tackles some of the ways in which Bunyan's works, and especially The Pilgrim's Progress, have travelled throughout the world since the late seventeenth century, assessing Bunyan's place within key literary periods and their distinctive developments: from the eighteenth-century novel to the writing of 'empire'. __The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan____The Pilgrim's Progress__The is structured in four sections. The first, 'Contexts', deals with the historical Bunyan in relation to various aspects of his life, background, and work as a Nonconformist: from basic facts of biography to the nature of his church at Bedford, his theology, and the religious and political cultures of seventeenth-century Dissent. Part 2 considers Bunyan's literary output: from his earliest printed tracts to his posthumously published works. Offering discrete chapters on Bunyan's major works-- (1666), T__II__ __The Life and Death of Mr. Badman____The Holy War____The Pilgrim's Progress__