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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel

About Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel

In addition to the writer's 1624 collection of meditations, debates with God, and prayers on the human condition-particularly earthly physical sickness and health-this volume contains the 1631 work "Death's Duel," a sermon said to be his own funeral oration, which he preached shortly before his own death. Readers of 17th-century literature, religious devotionals, and ponderers of human mortality are sure to find something profound in this fascinating, famous work. British metaphysical poet JOHN DONNE (1572-1631), renowned for his satires on English society, wrote this prose work in the latter part of his life, after he became an Anglican priest.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781616402914
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 244
  • Published:
  • June 30, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 225x150x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 474 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 15, 2024

Description of Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel

In addition to the writer's 1624 collection of meditations, debates with God, and prayers on the human condition-particularly earthly physical sickness and health-this volume contains the 1631 work "Death's Duel," a sermon said to be his own funeral oration, which he preached shortly before his own death.

Readers of 17th-century literature, religious devotionals, and ponderers of human mortality are sure to find something profound in this fascinating, famous work.
British metaphysical poet JOHN DONNE (1572-1631), renowned for his satires on English society, wrote this prose work in the latter part of his life, after he became an Anglican priest.

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