Depictions of the Fall Compared In Milton's Paradise Lost and Bunyan's the Holy War

This paper introduces an understanding of Bunyan's pastoral purpose in The Holy War through exploring its many imaginative resemblances to its better-known contemporary Paradise Lost, which nonetheless reveal in the end a slight but important difference in Bunyan's narrative focus.

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Published inBaptist quarterly (London) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 80 - 91
Main Author Johnson, Galen K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 01.04.2005
Baptist Historical Society
Subjects
17th-18th century
Christianity
History and sciences of religions
Literary studies. Texts. Editions
Modern period
Post-Reformation churches
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Summary:This paper introduces an understanding of Bunyan's pastoral purpose in The Holy War through exploring its many imaginative resemblances to its better-known contemporary Paradise Lost, which nonetheless reveal in the end a slight but important difference in Bunyan's narrative focus.
ISSN:0005-576X
2056-7731
DOI:10.1179/bqu.2005.41.2.003