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Early Modern · Religious allegory

The Pilgrim’s Progress

by John Bunyan. Christian journeys from the City of Destruction toward the Celestial City through vividly personified spiritual trials.

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Date
1678
Origin
England
Era
Early Modern
Genre
Religious allegory
Difficulty
Accessible
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

SalvationTemptationPerseverance

Why it matters

Christian journeys from the City of Destruction toward the Celestial City through vividly personified spiritual trials.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of harvard / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.

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