Tag Archives: Oxford University Press

Poems of Home and Overseas

Posted on 16 March 2022 by Sørina Higgins

Here again is another work that Williams edited in his job at Oxford University Press. You might be able to access a scan of it at HathiTrust if you have an academic login. As you can see from the title … Continue reading →

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The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse

Posted on 9 March 2022 by Sørina Higgins

Happy Wednesday! Here’s your dose of CW for this week. Instead of a work that he wrote, today I’m talking about a book that he edited. His connection with its compilers contributed one of the more important aspects of his … Continue reading →

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CW Made Something Shorter?!

Posted on 30 September 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Charles Williams Book Summary #29: The Story of Shakespeare  [the numbers are messed up, because I haven’t always blogged books in order. See THE INDEX for a tidy list] In 1930, Oxford UP’s Clarendon Press published Sir Edmund Chambers’ massive, … Continue reading →

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Almost a Great Poet: CW Edits Gerard Manley’s Hopkins

Posted on 9 September 2015 by Sørina Higgins

In 1930, Robert Bridges asked Charles Williams to edit and introduce a second edition of the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins. He did, and it was published by Oxford University Press. Williams wrote of Hopkins’s work: “It is arguable that … Continue reading →

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Charles Williams and Robert Bridges and Some Reflections on Poetry: Guest Post by Jared Lobdell

Posted on 22 July 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Here is the first half of a two-part guest post by Jared Lobdell. Jared is the editor of Detective Fiction Reviews of Charles Williams (McFarland, 2003); the Chairman of Papers & Panels for MythCon 1987; author/editor of three books on … Continue reading →

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Meta-Textual Tedium: “Poetry at Present”

Posted on 23 July 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Charles Williams Book Summary #16: Poetry at Present (1930) In 1930, CW published his first work of literary criticism: Poetry at Present. He had recently released A Myth of Shakespeare, which was his first market success (on a very modest … Continue reading →

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Theologies of Work: Guest Post by Michael Paulus

Posted on 18 June 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Today’s post follows chronologically and logically after the recent series on “Office Drama,” about CW’s “Masques of Amen House.” I am delighted to share with you this guest post by Michael J. Paulus, Jr. Michael J. Paulus, Jr., is University … Continue reading →

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Office Drama: The Masques of Amen House part 3

Posted on 28 May 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Office Drama: The Masques of Amen House part 3 The Masque of the Termination of Copyright Over the last two weeks, I wrote about the first play in this collection, The Masque of the Manuscript, and the second play, The … Continue reading →

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Office Drama: The Masques of Amen House part 2

Posted on 21 May 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Office Drama: The Masques of Amen House part 2 The Masque of Perusal In the 1920s, CW wrote several plays for performance at his workplace, the London offices of Oxford University Press, located at Amen House. Before reading this post, … Continue reading →

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Office Drama: The Masques of Amen House part 1

Posted on 14 May 2014 by Sørina Higgins

Office Drama: The Masques of Amen House part 1 The Masque of the Manuscript In the 1920s, CW wrote several plays for performance at his workplace, the London offices of Oxford University Press, located at Amen House. Before reading this … Continue reading →

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