The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: John Bunyan
- First Published: 1680
- Type of Work: Allegorical dialogue
- Type of Plot: Religious allegory
- Principal Characters: Mr. Badman, Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Attentive
- Genres: Long fiction, Allegory, Didactic literature
- Subjects: Freedom, Values, Sin or Original sin, Spiritual life or spirituality, Adultery, Christianity, Good and evil, Moral conditions
Practically every literate speaker of English has heard of THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS and its author, John Bunyan. Less well-known to readers, however, are Bunyan’s other writings, including THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MR. BADMAN PRESENTED TO THE WORLD IN A FAMILIAR DIALOGUE BETWEEN MR. WISEMAN AND MR. ATTENTIVE. There are reasons, of course, for modern neglect of Bunyan’s other works. First, there are relatively few readers attracted to the vast bulk of seventeenth century religious writings in our time. Second, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MR. BADMAN, being a didactic work,...
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