In the Labyrinth of the World
Comenius's creation of this period came to existence under the influence of his personal anxiety but also his critical view of the contemporary state of the society.
Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of Heart
The best work of this period.
An allegoric story, which describes experiences of a pilgrim in which Comenius personalized himself. He walks through the City - the world alongside of his guides. He finds mainly evil in all kinds of milieu, all situations and social spheres. Sin, abuse, violence, hypocrisy and untruth rule everywhere. It is a City of sin. In his despair of the deplorable state of human society he wants to escape from the world. At God's appeal he immures himself in the paradise of his heart - in solitude and in spiritual contemplation.
The second part of the publication, Paradise of Heart, is closely related to another work of Comenius. It is the philosophic-religious disquisition Centrum Securitatis. The more man recedes from the centre of safety, God, the more he is overcome with confusion and circulates in vicious circle.