
Master of Mimesis
“But this fault is rare in Bunyan — far rarer than in Piers Plowman. If such dead wood were removed from The … Continue reading Master of Mimesis
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“But this fault is rare in Bunyan — far rarer than in Piers Plowman. If such dead wood were removed from The … Continue reading Master of Mimesis
“We must attribute Bunyan’s style to a perfect natural ear, a great sensibility for the idiom and cadence of popular … Continue reading Lewis on Bunyan
“Where Tyndale is most continuously and obviously superior to More is in style. He is, beyond comparison, lighter, swifter, more … Continue reading Lewis on Tyndale
“Part of the unpleasant side of The Pilgrim’s Progress lies in the extreme narrowness and exclusiveness of Bunyan’s religious outlook. The faith … Continue reading Lewis on Bunyan’s Progress