To Michal from Serge Letters from Charles Williams to His Wife, Florence, 1939-1945 |
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Author:
| Williams, Charles Williams, Florence Sarah Conway |
Editor:
| King, Roma A. |
ISBN: | 978-0-87338-712-5 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
Publisher: | Kent State University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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These letters to "Michal," Williams endearing name for his wife, from "Serge," a moniker by which his most intimate friends addressed him, are more than just a collection of love letters--they are significant for what they tell us about the man, for the light they throw on his work, and for the way they show Williams in the context of his literary contemporaries (C. S. Lewis, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, Dorothy L. Sayers, Christopher Fry, and Edith Sitwell). In fact, Williams felt that...
More DescriptionThese letters to "Michal," Williams endearing name for his wife, from "Serge," a moniker by which his most intimate friends addressed him, are more than just a collection of love letters--they are significant for what they tell us about the man, for the light they throw on his work, and for the way they show Williams in the context of his literary contemporaries (C. S. Lewis, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, Dorothy L. Sayers, Christopher Fry, and Edith Sitwell). In fact, Williams felt that T. S. Eliot and C. S. Lewis were the only two people other than his wife to whom he could talk seriously about important matters