Product Information
Originally published in 1923, this book contains an edition of John Donne's Devotions, which were first printed in 1624.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107463602
ISBN-139781107463608
eBay Product ID (ePID)204249572
Product Key Features
Number of Pages202 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDevotions Upon Emergent Occasions
Publication Year2015
SubjectMeditations, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion
AuthorJohn Donne
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition19
Target AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal242
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Bibliographical note; Facsimile of the title-page of 1624; The epistle dedicatorie; Stationes, sive periodi in morbo, ad quas referuntur meditationes sequentes; Devotions; Notes.
SynopsisOriginally published in 1923, this book contains an edition of John Donne's Devotions, which were first printed in 1624. Donne wrote these passionate and 'unadorned' meditations during a severe sickness that he feared was life-threatening, and the text consequently provides an intimate portrait of Donne that is lacking from many of his other writings., Originally published in 1923, this book contains an edition of John Donne's Devotions, which were first printed in 1624. Donne wrote these passionate and 'unadorned' meditations during a severe sickness that he feared was life-threatening, and the text consequently provides an intimate portrait of Donne that is lacking from many of his other writings. A brief biography of Donne and a bibliographical note are also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the life and spirituality of John Donne or in his contributions to seventeenth-century religious thought.
Lc Classification NumberBv4831
Copyright Date2015