Trauma and Transformation: The Political Progress of John Bunyan (review)

By way of a study of classical friendship doctrines, and of Milton's adaptation of these to a Christian view of marriage, Luxon evaluates Bunyan's thoughts on marriage as they are evident in his biography and in his literary representations. With her characteristic rigor and due attention...

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Published inEnglish Studies in Canada Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 243 - 245
Main Author Zinck, Arlette
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English 01.06.2009
ESC: English Studies in Canada
Subjects
Bunyan, John (1628-1688)
Bunyan, John (1628-88)
Camden, Vera
Nonfiction
Politics
Writers
United Kingdom > UK
England
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Summary:By way of a study of classical friendship doctrines, and of Milton's adaptation of these to a Christian view of marriage, Luxon evaluates Bunyan's thoughts on marriage as they are evident in his biography and in his literary representations. With her characteristic rigor and due attention to a wide range of sources, Achinstein issues a challenge for scholars to look more carefully at Bunyan's final years and to tease out the complexities in both his theological and political views so as to avoid easy assumptions about who would have sided with whom in those tricky months that led to the Glorious Revolution. [...]this is fine collection, rich in insight and full of invigorating controversy.
ISSN:0317-0802
1913-4835