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Line 1: {{creator}} {{Needs Image}} '''Charles Williams''' (1886–1945) was a British poet and novelist. He was close friend of [[CSC. ~~Lewis (Creator)\|CS~~S. Lewis]], and with Lewis and [[~~JRR~~J. ~~Tolkien~~R. ~~(Creator)\|JRR~~R. Tolkien]] was a member of [[The Inklings]]. Most of his novels were supernatural thrillers that explored the intersection of the natural, human world with the spiritual world. A number of authors have claimed him as an influence, most notably [[Tim Powers]]. Williams was also a highly acclaimed literary scholar; and his study of [[The Divine Comedy ~~(Literature)~~\|Dante]], ''The Figure of Beatrice'', is still popular among scholars of Dante's work. Williams also authored a number of biographies, essays on theology and literary criticism, and plays. {{bibliography}} ~~Notable examples of Charles Williams' fictional work:~~ * ''[[~~Literature/~~War ~~In Heaven\|War In~~in Heaven]]'' (1930) * ''[[~~Literature/~~The Place Ofof ~~The Lion\|The Place Of The~~the Lion]]'' (1931) * ''[[~~Literature/The Greater Trumps\|~~The Greater Trumps]]'' (1932) * ''[[~~Literature/Descent Into Hell\|~~Descent Into Hell]]'' (1937) * ''[[~~Literature/~~All Hallows' Eve (novel)\|All Hallows' Eve]]'' (1945) ~~----~~ {{creatortropes}} ~~=== Works by Charles Williams provide examples of: ===~~ * [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: Williams was briefly a member of the Rosicrucians, and conspiracies feature in many of his works. * [[Drunk ~~With~~with Power]]: The corrupting influence of power is common theme of his fiction. * [[Tarot Motifs]]: ''The Greater Trumps'' * [[Urban Fantasy]]: All of Williams' novels are set in the modern world.