Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions. Edited by John Sparrow, With a Bibliographical Note by Geoffrey Keynes

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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions is a collection of meditations and prayers by John Donne, first published in 1624. It is based on sermons delivered during a serious illness and is divided into 23 sections, each corresponding to a day of his suffering. Each section features a meditation on life, death, and spirituality, followed by a prayer. Donne delves into themes such as suffering, the body-soul relationship, and faith during crises, reflecting on his mortality and life's meaning in a deeply personal tone. This work is significant in Donne's oeuvre and has garnered attention for its insights into Christian spirituality and the human condition, influencing writers like T.S. Eliot, who referenced it in his poem "The Waste Land." The text poses thought-provoking questions about the nature of death and existence, contemplating the paradox of life being threatened by something as insubstantial as vapor. Donne suggests that to complain against nature, which acts as God's agent, is a form of atheism. This facsimile reprint preserves the original text, acknowledging its cultural importance while making it accessible in modern editions.