GEMMS IDGEMMS-SERMON-019228
Sermon TitleSermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (descriptive title)
In ManuscriptFive sermons by John Donne: Harley MS 6946
Extentff. 49r-60r
Autographno
Composition Date -
Primary LanguageEnglish
Text TypeSermon
Sermon Type(s)
Bible Texts1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 5: 16
Associated Peoplepreacher - Donne, John
Associated Sermons
Preachings (old) - St Dunstan in the West - Occasion not identified;
Additional Material
Print Editions / WitnessesJohn Donne, Sermon no. 50 in Fifty Sermons (London, 1649), pp. 466-474; George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, eds, The Sermons of John Donne, 10 vols (Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1953-1962), X, pp. 213-228.
DescriptionAccording to Katrin Ettenhuber, this undated sermon 'argues for the need to rejoice even in the face of sorrow and death'. See Katrin Ettenhuber, Donne's Augustine: Renaissance Cultures of Interpretation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), p. 102.
Source of DataHannah Yip
Other NoteWritten in a neat, slanting secretary hand with some italic forms.
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| donnesermons.web.ox.ac.uk/oesjd-1-thes-516 | Diplomatic transcription of the sermon by Jeanne Shami. |
GEMMS record createdFebruary 15, 2020
GEMMS record last editedFebruary 17, 2020