{"product_id":"2940170107872","title":"Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together With Death's Duel","description":"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)","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098261831920,"sku":"2940170107872","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170107872_p0.jpg?v=1772801672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170107872","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}