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Charles Walter Stansby Williams (20 September 1886 – 15 May 1945) was an English poet, novelist, playwright, theologian and literary critic. Most of his life was spent in London, where he was born, but in 1939 he moved to Oxford with the university press for which he worked and was buried there following his early death.
Charles Walter Stansby Williams is probably best known, to those who have heard of him, as a leading member (albeit for a short time) of the Oxford literary group, the "Inklings", whose chief figures were C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien.
The Charles Williams Society exists to promote the study and appreciation of the life and writings of Charles Walter Stansby Williams. Williams is best known as a leading member of the Oxford literary group, the "Inklings", whose chief figures were CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien.
WILLIAMS, Charles Walter Stansby (1886-1945), author and scholar, was born in London 20 September 1886, the only son of Richard Walter Stansby Williams, clerk, of Islington, by his wife, Mary, daughter of Thomas Wall, cabinet maker, of London.
Jul 7, 2024 · Charles Walter Stansby Williams was a British poet, novelist, theologian, literary critic, and fellow Inkling with J.R.R. Tolkien.
2 days ago · King Charles broke his silence on Team England's devastating loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday. The British monarch extended his support in a letter addressed to the team's manager ...
May 18, 2024 · You’ll learn how some of the world’s most cherished characters and stories were influenced by both the encouragement and the sharp criticism of fellow Inklings. Your professor will explore the lives and works of Lewis, Tolkien, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams, and others who may not be as familiar.
British author Charles Williams was in many ways a paradox. He was a working-class man who lectured at Oxford University. He was a devoted Christian whose novels explore black magic. He was an eloquent philosopher of human and divine love whose own romantic life was often deeply troubled.
In contrast to the splendour of the Eucharist in St. Alban 's Abbey on May 24 1986, the service held in the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, to celebrate the birth of Charles Williams on 20 September was deliberately designed as a quiet and simple ceremony.
Feb 9, 2016 · Charles Williams, in spite of being called “One of the most gifted and intellectual Christian writers England has produced this [the 20th] century” by _Time_ magazine, has always walked in the shadow of his two famous friends, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
