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Yu, Jie-Ae. “John Donne’s Manifestations of The Confessions: “Holy Sonnets” 7, 9, 11, and Devotions upon Emergent Occasions IX.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 41.2 (2015): 61-79. This article aims to explore how John Donne manifests the main conceptions of The Confessions of St. Augustine in his divine poetry and prose, especially “Holy Sonnets” 7, 9, 11, and Chapter 9 of Devotions upon Emergent Occasions. In his sermons, Donne proclaims his sincere admiration for St. Augustine’s religious life and writings. Numerous textual evidences of “Holy Sonnets” and Devotions upon Emergent Occasions clearly reveal Donne’s considerable references to St. Augustine’s prominent ideas in The Confessions. Despite the similarities, Donne simultaneously endorses the speakers’ strife with converting to devout believers in the ordinance and mercy of God, while featuring their sense of guilt and precarious attitudes. (Changwon National University)