Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
what is the importance of the title of the novel for whom the bel tolls
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Anonymous the title of the novel for whom the bell tolls The title comes from a work by John Donne. Here is the relevant excerpt from Meditation #17 by John Donne from Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1623). Note that in Western culture the tolling of a (church) bell signals a death, more specifically, a funeral.
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Anonymousthe title of the novel for whom the bell tollsThe title comes from a work by John Donne. Here is the relevant excerpt from Meditation #17 by John Donne from Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1623). Note that in Western culture the tolling of a (church) bell signals a death, more specifically, a funeral.
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