Tag Archives: Defence of Poesy

Bunyan’s Nervous Defense of Fiction

By Robin Bates | Published: September 14, 2026

John Bunyan had to fight for Pilgrim’s Progress given Puritan antagonism to fiction.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress, Sir Philip Sidney | Leave a comment

Children’s Lit in the Golden Age

By Robin Bates | Published: June 3, 2025

In “Children’s Book” Byatt explores why the Edwardian age was such a rich time for children’s lit.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Soldier", A. S. Byatt, Beatrix Potter, Benjamin Bunny, Children's Book, Children's lit, E. Nesbit, Edwardian Age, James Barrie, Kenneth Grahame, Kim, Peter Pan, Peter Rabbit, Philip Sidney, Puck of Pook's Hill, Railway Children, Rudyard Kipling, Rupert Brooke, wind in the willows | Comments closed

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