The Holy War (Annotated)

John Bunyan's The Holy War (1682) is an elaborate prose allegory dramatizing the siege, fall, and recovery of the city of Mansoul, a transparent figure for the human soul. Through the conflict between Diabolus and Prince Emmanuel, Bunyan renders Reformed theology as military narrative, combining sermon, romance, and political history. Its plain yet forceful style, biblical saturation, and emblemat...