Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel: With the Life of Dr. John Donne by Izaak Walton Paperback - 1999
by John Donne; Preface by Andrew Motion
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Variable, and therefore miserable condition of man! this minute I was well, and am ill, this minute.
From the jacket flap
John Donne (1572-1631) is best known as the greatest English metaphysical poet. But there was another dimension to Donne's life and writing that, if less well known, is no less profound and beautiful.
Born into an aristocratic Catholic family, Donne joined the Church of England at the age of twenty-one out of fear of persecution. At the age of forty-three, he gave up his preoccupations with secular prestige and devoted himself utterly to religion. It was eight years later when, battered with fever, the deaths of his beloved wife, several of his children, and many dear lifelong friends, he composed Devotions upon Emergent Occasions. There is both trauma and great drama in this extended meditation on the meaning of mortality, the possibility of salvation, and the true nature of the passage of eternal life. With a new introduction by poet and biographer Andrew Motion, one of the most revered books of Christian devotion speaks to us again of the higher aspirations of man and the always-present possibility of a relationship with God. This long out of print edition also contains Donne's last sermon, "Death's Duel" as well as the short colorful biography of him written by his contemporary Izaak Walton.
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- Title Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel: With the Life of Dr. John Donne by Izaak Walton
- Author John Donne; Preface by Andrew Motion
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date December 7, 1999
- ISBN 9780375705489 / 0375705481
- Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.99 x 5.23 x 0.62 in (20.29 x 13.28 x 1.57 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects Death, Church of England
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99023675
- Dewey Decimal Code 242.4
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/1999, Page 1703
- New York Review of Books, 02/13/2003, Page 45
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