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Summary

Get everything you can out of your time reading the classics with the Christian Guides to the Classics Series!  Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "the nature and function of literature," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in the Western canon.  Each book:  Includes an introduction to the author and work  Explains the cultural context  Incorporates published criticism  Defines key literary terms  Contains discussion questions at the end of each unit of the text  Lists resources for further study  Evaluates the classic text from a Christian worldview.    This volume leads readers through John Bunyan’s classic Christian allegory, The Pilgrim’s Progress, offering insights into the nature of faith, the reality of temptation, and the glory of salvation.

Duration: about 2 hours (02:15:08)
Publishing date: 2024-04-23; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Religion