The Pilgrim's Progress

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1. (1678, 1684) A religious allegory by the seventeenth-century English author John Bunyan. Christian, the central character, journeys from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Along the way he faces many obstacles, including the Slough of Despond. He is eventually successful in his journey, and is allowed into heaven.

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Example Sentences

The most famous allegory ever written, John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, was published in 1678, making it a holdover; allegory saw its artistic heyday in the Middle Ages.

From Slate • May 3, 2016

The low opinion in which allegory is now widely held can be blamed on The Pilgrim’s Progress.

From Slate • May 3, 2016

The Pilgrim's Progress was premiered during the Festival of Britain in 1951 and has hardly been seen since.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2012

The biggest loser in the new series is a book that has never been out of print, and was once almost universally known: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2012

Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim's Progress not to please his neighbors, but his own self to satisfy; in prison, too.

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