西华师大《英国文学》part.5 John Bunyan概要1.ppt

John Bunyan(1628—1688)
Life
Born about , 1628;
A few months later when John is 16 he is drafted into Cromwell’s army;
Taught the trade of a tinker by his father (a mender of pots, utensils,) this was not a highly regarded trade;
Not well educated, but learns to read and write and has no theological education;
Married at about 20 to his first wife;
Brought little to the marriage except for two books, one of which is an allegory ;
He has four children, the first of whom (Mary) is blind;
His first wife dies about 10 years later and John marries Elizabeth;
While married to his first wife, he spent time reading the books she had brought as well as the Bible;
It is difficult to tell exactly when Bunyan is converted;
In 1653 Bunyan renounces the church of England and joins the church of John Gifford where he was re-baptized, and began to learn to preach;
In 1660 the Puritan regime collapsed and King Charles II returned from Exile;
Bunyan was arrested for preaching (because the Church of England was once again the state church) and jailed;
The Bedford Jail was like all English jails of the day, a stink hole, filthy, no sanitation, little water or food, little warmth in the winter;
Bunyan is released in 1672;
He is imprisoned again in 1677;
At some time during these imprisonments he wrote this little book;
It is published in 1678 and Bunyan is shocked at how essful it is;
By the time of his death, eight editions had appeared as well as a French and Dutch edition;
John went to London to settle a dispute between a son and a father, as well as to preach;
After reconciling the two men, he was unable to preach because of the torrential rain;
He became soaked in the rain, fell sick with a fever and died at age 60.
内容:主要讲述了一则寓言故事。基督从书中得知他和家人所居住的
城市将要因为大火而毁灭,因此劝告妻子和孩子及邻居逃避危险
共同寻求救赎,但遭到拒绝。他决定独自出发,但是一个名叫易
变的朋友愿意一同前往。他们很快误入迷途,陷入绝望的深渊。易
变马上退却,而基督奋勇向前,基督听从世智先生的说服,去找合
法先生以便卸去重负,却因此离开了正道。他的邻居尽忠虽然出发
较迟,但一路赶上基督,他们两人历尽千难万险战胜了重重困难。
他们同尘世的统治者阿波伦魔王作过殊死斗争,因为魔王宣称他们
对上帝忠诚。他们在穿越名利场时遭到逮捕,