Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duel
by John Donne
University of Michigan Press, 1959
ISBNs
Paper: 978-0-472-06030-6
eISBN: 978-0-472-91351-0 (OA)
About the Book
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duel is a profound collection of meditations and sermons by John Donne that reflect on the human condition, mortality, and spirituality. Written during a severe illness in 1623, the Devotions are a series of reflections that combine Donne's experience of personal anguish with deep theological insights. He explores themes of suffering, divine intervention, and redemption. In addition, Death's Duel, often considered Donne's final sermon before his death, serves as a poignant and eloquent meditation on the inevitability of death and the promise of eternal life. Together, these writings offer readers a timeless contemplation of life, faith, and death.
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Ann Arbor Paperbacks, European, Philosophy, Religion, Literary Criticism