One of the first novel written in English, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory ( a metaphor in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. ) written by John Bunyan. The entire book is presented as a dream sequence narrated by an omniscient narrator. The allegory's protagonist, Christian, is an everyman character, and the plot centres on his journey from his hometown, the "City of Destruction" ("this world"), to the "Celestial City" ("that which is to come":... Show more One of the first novel written in English, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory ( a metaphor in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. ) written by John Bunyan. The entire book is presented as a dream sequence narrated by an omniscient narrator. The allegory's protagonist, Christian, is an everyman character, and the plot centres on his journey from his hometown, the "City of Destruction" ("this world"), to the "Celestial City" ("that which is to come": Heaven) atop Mount Zion. Show less
One of the first novel written in English, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory ( a metaphor in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. ) written by John Bunyan.
The entire book is presented as a dream sequence narrated by an omniscient narrator. The allegory's protagonist, Christian, is an everyman character, and the plot centres on his journey from his hometown, the "City of Destruction" ("this world"), to the "Celestial City" ("that which is to come": Heaven) atop Mount Zion.
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