Charles Williams

20 Sep 1886 – 15 May 1945

82 works on record

Biography

Charles Walter Stansby Williams (20 September 1886 – 15 May 1945) was a British poet, novelist, literary critic, editor, biographer, Anglican Christian, and occultist. He was also a member of the Inklings along with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. He is best known for his seven 'metaphysical thrillers', among which are *War in Heaven* (1930), *The Place of the Lion* (1931) and *All Hallows Eve* (1937). He also wrote history, literary criticism and theology, which included *The Descent of the Dove* (1929) and *Outlines of Romantic Theology* (1990). However, Williams regarded his Arthurian poetry as his finest achievement. Esoteric and dense, they include *Taliessen Through Logres* (1938), *The Region of the Summer Stars* (1944) and *The Silver Stair* (1912). Williams' literary style is notable, being labyrinthine and full of obscure allusions. He was influenced by a variety of sources, including the Bible, Arthurian legend and the occult.

Works

Many Dimensions

1990

The place of the lion

1965

The greater trumps

1954

The figure of Beatrice: a study in Dante

1953

Poems of conformity

1917

The house of the octopus

Seed of Adam

Henry VII

The English poetic mind

A short life of Shakespeare with the sources

Collected plays

Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury

A book of Victorian narrative verse

Judgement at Chelmsford

Descent into Hell

The image of the city

He came down from heaven

Witchcraft

Seed of Adam and other plays

Windows of night

To Michal from Serge

The new Christian year

Outlines of romantic theology ; with which is reprinted, Religion and love in Dante

Flecker of Dean Close

Three plays

Shadows of ecstacy

All Hallows' Eve

James I

A myth of Shakespeare

Divorce

The region of the summer stars

War in heaven

The detective fiction reviews of Charles Williams, 1930-1935

Charles Williams

The forgiveness of sins

Queen Elizabeth I

Stories of great names

Francis Bacon

The descent of the Dove

The new book of English verse

Reason and beauty in the poetic mind

Taliessin through Logres; and, The region of the summer stars

Poetry at present

Letters to Lalage

Religion and love in Dante

Rochester

The masques of Amen House

Selected writings

Die Arthur-Gedichte von Charles Williams

Charles Williams Omnibus - War in Heaven, Many Dimensions, the Place of the Lion, Shadows of Ecstasy, the Greater Trumps, Descent Into Hell, All Hallo