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

• Published in: English Studies in Canada Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 243 - 245
• Main Author: Zinck, Arlette
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• 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

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...