The Christian Year (1827) by


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John Keble 25 April 1792 - 29 March 1866) was an English churchman and poet, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford was named after him.Keble was born in Fairford, Gloucestershire where his father, the Rev. John Keble, was Vicar of Coln St. Aldwyns. He attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and, after a brilliant academic performance there, became a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and was for some years a tutor and examiner in the University. While still at Oxford he took Holy Orders in 1815, and became first a curate to his father, and later curate of St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin in Gloucestershire.




The Christian Year


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John Keble wrote 'The Christian Year', which appeared in 1827, and met with an almost unparalleled acceptance. Though at first anonymous, its authorship soon became known, with the result that Keble was in 1831 appointed to the Chair of Poetry at Oxford, which he held until 1841. Victorian scholar Michael Wheeler calls The Christian Year simply "the most popular volume of verse in the nineteenth century". In his essay on Tractarian Aesthetics and the Romantic Tradition, Gregory Goodwin claims that The Christian Year is "Keble's greatest contribution to the Oxford Movement and to English literature." As evidence of that Goodwin cites E. B. Pusey's report that ninety-five editions of this devotional text were printed during Keble's lifetime, and "at the end of the year following his death, the number had arisen to a hundred-and-nine". By the time the copyright expired in 1873, over 375,000 copies had been sold in Britain and 158 editions had been published. Notwithstanding its widespread appeal among the Victorian readers, the popularity of Keble's The Christian Year faded in the twentieth century despite the familiarity of certain well-known hymns, e.g. "New every morning is the love."




The Christian Year


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Hardcover reprint of the original 1897 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Keble, John. The First Edition Of Keble's Christian Year: Being A Facsimile Of The Editio Princeps Published In 1827, Volume 2. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Keble, John. The First Edition Of Keble's Christian Year: Being A Facsimile Of The Editio Princeps Published In 1827, Volume 2. London: E. Stock, 1897. Subject: Church Year







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The First Edition of Keble's Christian Year


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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The First Edition Of Keble's Christian Year: Being A Facsimile Of The Editio Princeps Published In 1827; With A Preface By The Bishop Of Rochester, And A List Of Alterations Made By The Author In The Text Of Later Editions, Volume 1; The First Edition Of Keble's Christian Year: Being A Facsimile Of The Editio Princeps Published In 1827; With A Preface By The Bishop Of Rochester, And A List Of Alterations Made By The Author In The Text Of Later Editions; John Keble John Keble Elliot Stock, 1897 Church year meditations; Religious poetry