Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together With Death's Duel
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1959
English
- 01 The Life Of Dr John Donne Part 1
- 02 The Life Of Dr John Donne Part 2
- 03 Devotions - Introduction
- 04 Devotion I (1)
- 05 Devotion II (2)
- 06 Devotion III (3)
- 07 Devotion IV (4)
- 08 Devotion V (5)
- 09 Devotion VI (6)
- 10 Devotion VII (7)
- 11 Devotion VIII (8)
- 12 Devotion IX (9)
- 13 Devotion X (10)
- 14 Devotion XI (11)
- 15 Devotion XII (12)
- 16 Devotion XIII (13)
- 17 Devotion XIV (14)
- 18 Devotion XV (15)
- 19 Devotion XVI (16)
- 20 Devotion XVII (17)
- 21 Devotion XVIII (18)
- 22 Devotion XIX (19)
- 23 Devotion XX (20)
- 24 Devotion XXI (21)
- 25 Devotion XXII (22)
- 26 Devotion XXIII (23)
- Death's Duel
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English theologian and writer John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. It is a series of reflections that were written as Donne recovered from a serious illness. The work consists of twenty-three parts ('devotions') describing each stage of the sickness. Each part is further divided into a Meditation, an Expostulation (or objection) , and a Prayer. The work is an excellent example of seventeenth century English spirituality and sometimes feels a bit dated. Yet much solid nourishment can be found. “Death’s Duel” is Donne’s last sermon prepared for presentation before the King during Lent; it is commonly seen as Donne’s own funeral oration. The biographical material is from Izaak Walton’s Lives. The most famous part of the Devotions is number XVII (17), containing these lines: No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales)>/p>
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