Holy War
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The "Holy War" by Bunyan is supposed to hold the same relation to his "Pilgrim's progress," that the "Odyssey" of Homer does to his "Iliad,"
or the "Paradise Regained" of Milton to his "Paradise Lost," The inferior works of the great Grecian and English bards, are inferior only
to their own more finished and perfect productions; and so it may be said of the admirable allegory, here presented to the reader, that it would have immortalized its author, had he not already attained the highest meed of fame by his inimitable "Pilgrim." The subject of war, even when a holy one and altogether of an allegorical character, is not so generally pleasing as that of apilgrimage, and this perhaps may, in a measure, detract from the
interest which is felt in this really remarkable book. It merits a more popular reception. As an allegory it is well sustained. The Christian warfare is illustrated by one profoundly conversant with all it
vicissitudes; and in the conception and portraiture of characters and incidents, Bunyan has displayed the same fertility of invention which imparts such a charm to his master-work. Hardcover
Illustrated
With explanatory notes by George Burder
or the "Paradise Regained" of Milton to his "Paradise Lost," The inferior works of the great Grecian and English bards, are inferior only
to their own more finished and perfect productions; and so it may be said of the admirable allegory, here presented to the reader, that it would have immortalized its author, had he not already attained the highest meed of fame by his inimitable "Pilgrim." The subject of war, even when a holy one and altogether of an allegorical character, is not so generally pleasing as that of apilgrimage, and this perhaps may, in a measure, detract from the
interest which is felt in this really remarkable book. It merits a more popular reception. As an allegory it is well sustained. The Christian warfare is illustrated by one profoundly conversant with all it
vicissitudes; and in the conception and portraiture of characters and incidents, Bunyan has displayed the same fertility of invention which imparts such a charm to his master-work. Hardcover
Illustrated
With explanatory notes by George Burder
