Global Bunyan and Visual Art

Book Overview

This book advances the conversation about the presence, aesthetic appropriation, and re-interpretation of the foundational English author John Bunyan (1628-1688), whose works and legend have had a vibrant afterlife in visual art.
Focusing on the global reach of Bunyan's works and legend through multiple media and cultural adaptations provides a unique opportunity to discover the varied and generative influence of Bunyan on cultures past and present, promoting a more diverse appreciation of Bunyan's unparalleled reach. The contributors also foster opportunities to discuss the role of intermediality in contemporary re-appropriations of early modern literature in the context of globalization, as well as a critical exploration of Bunyanic presence in global contemporary art via intertextual and intermedial relations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666960799
• ISBN13: 9781666960792
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"