The Labyrinth of the World: And the Paradise of the Heart (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Amos Komensky

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ISBN 10 : 1440073813 ISBN 13 : 9781440073816

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Embark on a vivid allegorical voyage through the world and the heart.

This classic tale follows a pilgrim who travels through a bustling, two‑faced world—from grand facades to hidden depths—seeking truth, virtue, and solace. Along the way, he encounters religious halls, bustling marketplaces, and moments of awe before the glory of the divine. With spare, piercing language, the book examines faith, morality, and the human struggle to live rightly in a complex world.

Written in the voice of a youthful thinker, it blends vivid travel scenes with quiet reflections on religion, society, and personal conscience. Though rooted in its own era, the book speaks to readers who wonder how to find meaning while navigating the pressures and temptations of everyday life.

• experience a literary pilgrimage that weighs truth against appearance
• meet symbolic figures and scenes that illuminate faith and doubt
• draw connections between worldly ambition and inner peace
• discover a compact, thought‑provoking narrative about morality

Ideal for readers of philosophical fiction and spiritual allegory who enjoy cross‑cultural classics.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Labyrinth of the World: And the Paradise of the Heart

I Feel certain that it is venturesome to attempt to attempt to bring a work of a Bohemian writer before the English-speaking public, now the largest public of readers in the world. Even the name of my country has been known to English readers only in connection with associations that are both incongruous and absurd.

It seems to me certain that the judgment that Bohemian critics have passed on Komensky's masterpiece, the "Labyrinth of the World," claiming it to be one of the world's great books, is not unfounded or based on patriotic predilections. That the book is so little known must be attributed to various causes. Almost at the time that the "Labyrinth" appeared, Komensky's Church, the "Unity," as it was called, of the Bohemian or "Moravian" brethren, was expelled from Bohemia, and it became impossible for a book, written by so eminent a member of that community, to find readers in those countries where the language in which it was written was almost exclusively known. That language itself declined completely after Bohemian independence had perished in 1620, at the battle of the White Mountain, near Prague. These obstacles continued for many years.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440073813
• ISBN 13: 9781440073816
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 349
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