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1、2016年自考《英美文學(xué)選讀》(英)新古典主義時(shí)期:JohnBunyan2016年自考《英美文學(xué)選讀》(英)新古典主義時(shí)期:JohnBunyan1.一般識記HislifeEnglishauthorpreacher,borninElsto,England,probablyNov.28,1628,anddiedinLondon,England,Aug,31,1688.2.識記HismajororksJohnBunyan’sThePilgrim’sProgressistheoutstanding17th-centuryEnglishreligiousliterature.F
2、ormorethan200yearsthisbookassecondinpopularityonlytotheBible.Bunyandidnotattempttoportraythepoliticalconfusionsocialupheavalof17th-centuryEngland.Hisconcernasratherthestudyofman’sspirituallife.Bunyanchieflyrotefourproseorks-GraceAboundingtotheChiefofSinnersThePilgrim’sProgress,partIIThe
3、me:ThePilgrim’sProgressisthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.ItspurposeistourgepeopletoplyithChristiandoctrinesseeksalvationthroughconstantstrugglesiththeironeaknessallkindsofsocialevils.Itisnotonlyaboutsomethingspiritualbutalsobeatsmuchrelevancetothetime.Itspredomina
4、ntmetaphor-lifeasajourney-issimplefamiliar."VanityFair"isthemostfamouspartofThePilgrim’sProgress.IttellshoChristianhisfriendFaithfuletoVanityFairontheiraytoheaven,"afairhereinshouldbesoldallsortsofvanitythatitshouldlastalltheyearlong:thereforeatthisfairallsuchmerchandisesold,ashouses,la
5、nds,trades,places,honors,preferments,titles,countries,kingdoms,lusts,pleasuresdelightsofallsortsasharlots,ives,husbands,children,masters,servants,lives,blood,bodies,souls,silver,gold,pearls,preciousstoneshatnot."Astheyrefusetobuyanythingbuttruth,theyarebeatenputinacagethentakenoutledinc
6、hainsupdonthefair.Theyaresentencedtodeath-tobeputtothemostcrueldeaththatcanbeinvented."VanityFair"isasatiricalpictureofEnglishsociety,lareligioninBunyan’sday.