Charles Williams: An Exploration of His Life and Work

xiii + 268 pages (approx.), with original dust jacket. A major biography and critical study of Charles Williams, issued by OUP and widely cited in scholarship on the Inklings and Williams. Hadfield offers a full exploration of Williams’s life, from his upbringing and early publishing career through his involvement with the Inklings and his work as poet, novelist, and theologian. The book covers the Arthurian poems, the novels, the theological writings and plays, and examines themes such as co-inherence, romantic theology, and Williams’s view of the relation between imagination and spiritual truth. Internally clean and bright throughout; no marks, underlining, or highlighting. Tight, square binding; pages crisp; appears unread or barely handled. Dust jacket unclipped and bright, with no tears, chips, or significant wear; colours sharp; spine not faded. Free postage within the U.K.