Lindop, Grevel
Charles Williams
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198806431
- author:
- Lindop, Grevel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 169mm X 233mm
- Genre:
- 23.3 x 16.9 x 3.9 centimetres (0, Biography, Literary, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Charles Williams: A Complex and Controversial Life Charles Williams was a multifaceted figure who defied easy categorization. As a novelist, poet, theologian, magician, and guru, he was a central member of the Inklings, a group of Oxford writers that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Williams' life was marked by contradictions and paradoxes. He was a pioneering fantasy writer with a cult following, yet his poetry on King Arthur and the Holy Grail was also praised for its technical skill and profound wisdom. His involvement in the occult and experimentation with magic added another layer of complexity to his persona. Despite this, Williams remained an influential figure in literary circles, befriending notable writers such as T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, and Dylan Thomas. This biography offers a nuanced exploration of Williams' life, revealing the contradictions and paradoxes that defined him. From his humble beginnings in working-class London to his rise as a successful publisher, dramatist, and literary critic, Williams' story is one of remarkable transformation and intellectual curiosity.
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