Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, or in full Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, and severall steps in my Sicknes, is a prose work by the English metaphysical poet and cleric in the Church of England John Donne, published in 1624. It covers death, rebirth and the Elizabethan concept of sickness as a visit from God, reflecting internal sinfulness. The Devotions were written in December 1623 as Donne recovered from a serious but unknown illness - believed to be relapsing fever or typhus. Having come close to death, he described the illness he had suffered from and his thoughts throughout his recovery with "near super-human speed and concentration".

• | Author: John Donne
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 228 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537510703
• | ISBN-13: 9781537510705