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John Donne's Devotions

Entity ID:

john-donnes-devotions-(donne)

Long Name:

John Donne's Devotions

Short Name:

John Donne's Devotions

Disambiguation String:

Devotions upon emergent occasions

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

This volume of John Donne's writings begins with a biography of John Donne's life, as told by Donne's writer friend, Izaak Walton. Walton gives readers a close look at Donne's past, which was plagued with the loss of many close family members. This biographical information helps readers to make better sense of the somber devotions contained in this volume. In his Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, Donne concentrates on the miserable condition of man and the inevitability of death. The devotions are all structured the same, each beginning with a meditation followed by an expostulation and a prayer. These devotions serve as a preview for Donne's "Death's Duel Sermon," written near his death in 1631 as his funeral sermon. While "Death's Duel" paints a grave picture of earthly life tormented by pain and death, it hopes for a bright future in God's love through Christ's resurrection and ascension. Praised for his literary talent, Donna provides Christians with an introspective look at the nature of morality. It is from the great works in this collection that we find the origin of well-known phrases "For whom the bell tolls" and "No man is an island."

Emmalon Davis
CCEL Staff Writer

Viaf ID:

178839155

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

eng

LCCN:

BV4831

ISBN:

9781610250184

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/donne/devotions.html

Original Language Title:

John Donne's Devotions

LC Subjects:

All; Classic; Proofed

Creators:

Creator: John Donne, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 22865