John Bunyan 约翰·班扬 英国文学史及选读课程组 John Bunyan(1628—1688) --- a Puritan Poet 英国文学史及选读课程组 His Life John Bunyan-Born about , 1628 Mother dies when he is 15, 13 year old sister dies a few weeks later A few months later when John is 16 he is drafted into Cromwell’s army (war between parliament and the King Charles I) Taught the trade of a tinker by his father (a mender of pots, utensils,) this was not a highly regarded trade 英国文学史及选读课程组 He is not well educated, but learns to read and write and has no theological education He is married at about 20 to his first wife (about which we know little, not even her name) She brought little to the marriage except for two books, one of which is an allegory He has four children, the first of whom (Mary) is blind His first wife dies about 10 years later and John marries Elizabeth 英国文学史及选读课程组 While married to his first wife, he spent time reading the books she had brought as well as the Bible He also came upon and old beat-up copy of Luther’mentary on Galatians(新约圣经中的)迦拉太书 It is difficult to tell exactly when Bunyan is converted In 1653 Bunyan renounces the church of England and joins the church of John Gifford where he was re-baptized, and began to learn to preach 英国文学史及选读课程组 In 1660 the Puritan regime collapsed and King Charles II returned from Exile Bunyan was arrested for preaching (because the Church of England was once again the state church) and jailed The Bedford Jail was like all English jails of the day, a stink hole, filthy, no sanitation, little water or food, little warmth in the winter Bunyan was allowed visitors from time to time 英国文学史及选读课程组 Bedford Jail 英国文学史及选读课程组 Out of this Jail Bunyan is released in 1672 He is imprisoned again in 1677 At some time during these imprisonments he wrote this little book It is published in 1678 and Bunyan is shocked at how essful it is By the time of his death, eight editions had appeared as well as a French and Dutch edition 英国文学史及选读课程组 John Bunyan’s works 1. Grac
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