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Mythmakers Encore: The Oddest Inkling - Charles Williams with Sørina Higgins
Season 7 · Episode 26

Mythmakers Encore: The Oddest Inkling - Charles Williams with Sørina Higgins

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be a knight?

Mythmakers · Brian Boyd

July 24, 202543m 20s

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<p>The oddest Inkling - that's Charles Williams, poet, playwright, novelist, editor, theologian and occult practitioner. If you think the Inklings are summed up by Oxford dons, Lewis and Tolkien, think again, because Williams added an extraordinary influence to the group. <br><br>Today on Mythmakers Julia Golding is joined by world expert on Charles William, Dr S&oslash;rina Higgins, who has edited a modern edition of Williams Arthurian cycle of poems and is working on his connections to other writers of the period. This episode is everything you needed to know about Williams and were too afraid to ask! Did he influence Tolkien and Lewis, and if so in what way? What's it like to read his poetry? As we gallop through his many genres you'll get a sense of what there is to read - there's a lot! To conclude we take a bow towards Arthur and decide where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be a knight.<br><br>(00:05) Charles Williams' Life and Works<br>(08:52) Exploring Charles Williams' Theology and Plays<br>(17:43) Charles Williams' Theology and Poetry<br>(27:13) Exploring Charles Williams' Influence and Legacy<br><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For more information on Dr S&oslash;rina Higgins and her various works, visit <a href="https://sorinahiggins.com/">https://sorinahiggins.com/</a>&nbsp;</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background: white;">For more information on the Oxford Centre for Fantasy, our writing courses, and to check out our awesome social media content visit:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;">Website: </span><a href="https://centre4fantasy.com/website"><span style="line-height: 107%; background: white;">https://centre4fantasy.com/website</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;">Instagram: </span><a href="https://centre4fantasy.com/Instagram"><span style="line-height: 107%; background: white;">https://centre4fantasy.com/Instagram</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;">Facebook: </span><a href="https://centre4fantasy.com/Facebook"><span style="line-height: 107%; background: white;">https://centre4fantasy.com/Facebook</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black; background: white;">TikTok: </span><a href="https://centre4fantasy.com/tiktok"><span style="line-height: 107%; background: white;">https://centre4fantasy.com/tiktok</span></a></span></p>