The Pilgrim's Progress (The Norton Library): 0 - Softcover

Bunyan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393870820 ISBN 13: 9780393870824

Publisher: WW Norton & Co, 2025

Synopsis

Part of the Norton Library series

The Norton Library edition of The Pilgrim’s Progress features John Bunyan’s iconic original text. Margaret Sönser Breen and Andy Draycott provide an analytical introduction and insightful notes that help readers engage with the work’s rich biblical intertextuality and its enduring global relevance over more than three centuries.

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About this title

About the Authors

Margaret Sönser Breen is Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. Her scholarship and teaching reflect her interests in Bunyan, the novel, feminist and queer theory, LGBTQ+ literature, and translation studies.

Andy Draycott is Professor of Theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. His research focuses on reception history of The Pilgrim's Progress and the range of theological and ethical questions raised in response to the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393870820
• ISBN 13: 9780393870824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400