tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827071479314474893.post6755386127816662985..comments2024-01-31T22:47:47.791-08:00Comments on Anglocat on the Prowl: Confessions of a Continuator: A Festschrift Makes a Lovely PresentAnglocathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03218740053628978255noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827071479314474893.post-44758865415432975332013-05-05T21:15:46.988-07:002013-05-05T21:15:46.988-07:00Fear not, you've gathered me in. I'll be b...Fear not, you've gathered me in. I'll be back. And yes, I do recommend <i>Taliessin Through Logres</i> highly. Somewhere, possibly in Alice Mary Hadfield's biography of Williams, I picked up the detail that he considered his late poetry his most important work. I'm myself intrigued by the idea of wrestling with theological ideas in poetry. There are terrific examples of this in Scripture, Isaiah for one, and in some of the church fathers, St. Ephrem the Syrian is one good example.<br />And do read at least some of Williams' novels. They're well worth it.trueanglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024301226058203209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827071479314474893.post-16240126469690247502013-05-05T19:07:17.067-07:002013-05-05T19:07:17.067-07:00Sorry about the delayed response; yesterday was a ...Sorry about the delayed response; yesterday was a very full day, and I didn't have a chance to think through your response. I'm limited in my ability to answer because I've read considerably less Williams than you have. (Descent of the Dove and He Came Down from Heaven.) But yes, I do think he has something to say to 21st Century Christians. He's not as easy a read as Lewis, whose style is deceptively chatty, but I believe he is very rich indeed.<br /><br />You're encouraging me to try some of the poetry; do you recommend "Taliessin"? I'm an old fan of the Arthurian legends, so that seems like a fit to me.<br /><br />According to Amazon, "The Lion's World" is by former Archbishop Williams, so I'm in your debt for drawing my attention to it. (The Kindle edition is downloading. . . now...) <br /><br />Thanks for commenting; c'mon back, now, y'hear? Anglocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218740053628978255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827071479314474893.post-13325325305023072452013-05-02T21:10:44.111-07:002013-05-02T21:10:44.111-07:00I read a good deal of Charles Williams 50 years ag...I read a good deal of Charles Williams 50 years ago including all his novels, <i>Taliessin Through Logres</i> and <i>The Region of the Summer Stars</i>, and <i>The Descent of the Dove</i>. I thought then that his thought, especially in his poetry, was much richer than that of C. S. Lewis. But I haven't returned to Williams in a long time. Do you think he has a word for 21st century Christians?<br /><br />Incidentally, there's an odd review in the current Christian Century of a new book on Lewis by Rowan Williams. What's odd about the review is it never mentions whether the author is the same Rowan Williams who until a few weeks ago was archbishop of Canterbury. And if the author is the archbishop, why among all the people he might have written about he chose to examine Lewis.<br /><br />William R. MacKayetrueanglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024301226058203209noreply@blogger.com