Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel
With the Life of Dr. John Donne by Izaak Walton
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2000
Summary
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, batter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375705489 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375705481 |
| Author: | John Donne, Andrew Motion |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2000 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Vintage Spiritual Classics |
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About The Author
John Donne
Andrew Motion is the author of three biographies and a number of books of poetry. He served as Poet Laureate of Great Britain from 1999 to 2009, and is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Motion serves as head of the literature panel of the Arts Council of England and frequently broadcasts on the BBC.
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