Devotions upon Emergent occasions and death´s Duel

"Devotions upon emergent occasions" is an extended meditation on the meaning of mortality, the posisibility of salvation and the passage to eternal life. With a preface by poet and biographer Andrew Motion, Donne´s work, one of the most revered books of Christian devotion , speaks to us again of the higher aspirations of man. This edition also contains Donne´s last sermon, "Death´s duel" and the colorful, short biography of him written by his contemporary Izaak Walton.