Charles Williams
Subtitle: alchemy and integration
By: Gavin Ashenden.
Publisher: Kent State University Press; The Kent State University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780873387811
Subjects: Williams, Charles, -- 1886-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation; Fantasy literature, English -- History and criticism; Mysticism in literature; Hermetism in literature; Alchemy in literature; Theology in literature; Christianity in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: The encounter between poet and magus; title: Modern hermeticism; title: The q'abalah, The secret doctrine in Israel, and the influence of A.E. Waite; title: The "two ways" and the "theology of romantic love"; title: Alchemy as metanarrative; title: The goetic, theurgic, and wisdom traditions; title: The integration of the natural and supernatural in Charles Williams; title: The second phase of maturation; title: Vocabulary and imagery; title: The quest for integration.