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Collected PlaysCharles WilliamsIntroduction by John Heath-Stubbs416 pp. / 5 x 8 / Trade Paper / $29.95Regent ISBN 1-57383-366-5Reprint of Oxford University Press edition, 1963Royalties: £150.00 prepaid to HighamNeed coverThis volume contains the complete dramatic works of Charles Williams. Williams' plays can be enjoyed at more than one level. Though what they have in common is the author's gift for poetic expression, they also demonstrate his range. Complex theology, knockabout farce, and historical tragedy are all represented here. The plays are simple enough for amateur performances but subtle enough to give scope for many interpretations.Thomas Cranmer of CanterburyJudgement at Chelmsford * Seed of AdamThe Death of Good FortuneThe House by the StableGrab and Grace or It's the Second StepThe House of the OctopusTerror of LightThe Three TemptationsCharles Williams-novelist, poet, critic, dramatist and biographer-died in his native England in May, 1945. He had a lively and devoted following there and achieved a considerable reputation as a lecturer on the faculty of Oxford University. T. S. Eliot, Dorothy Sayers and C. S. Lewis were among his distinguished friends and literary sponsors. He was also a member of the Inklings, a group of Christian writers that included J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.

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    Charles Williams
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    Regent College Publishing
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    20 February 2006
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    Collected PlaysCharles WilliamsIntroduction by John Heath-Stubbs416 pp. / 5 x 8 / Trade Paper / $29.95Regent ISBN 1-57383-366-5Reprint of Oxford University Press edition, 1963Royalties: £150.00 prepaid to HighamNeed coverThis volume contains the complete dramatic works of Charles Williams. Williams' plays can be enjoyed at more than one level. Though what they have in common is the author's gift for poetic expression, they also demonstrate his range. Complex theology, knockabout farce, and historical tragedy are all represented here. The plays are simple enough for amateur performances but subtle enough to give scope for many interpretations.Thomas Cranmer of CanterburyJudgement at Chelmsford * Seed of AdamThe Death of Good FortuneThe House by the StableGrab and Grace or It's the Second StepThe House of the OctopusTerror of LightThe Three TemptationsCharles Williams-novelist, poet, critic, dramatist and biographer-died in his native England in May, 1945. He had a lively and devoted following there and achieved a considerable reputation as a lecturer on the faculty of Oxford University. T. S. Eliot, Dorothy Sayers and C. S. Lewis were among his distinguished friends and literary sponsors. He was also a member of the Inklings, a group of Christian writers that included J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.

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