Letters from Charles Williams to Anne Renwick, with holograph poems
Several letters are addressed to 'Irene' which was the familiar name given to Anne Renwick by Williams. Includes the following holograph poems:
- (fols. 102-103) an untitled verse letter, "If I were to add again: you are a good girl", c.1940 [incomplete]
- (fols. 104-109) six sonnets, 1940-1942, n.d.
- (fols. 110-111) 'With a copy of Forgiveness', 1942
- (fols. 112-126) 'The working of Po[rphyry]', n.d., a revised copy, lacking fols. 9 and 10 of the original foliation. Published as 'The calling of Taliessen' in The Region of the Summer Stars (London, 1944)
- (fol. 127) 'After telephoning', n.d.
- (fol. 128) 'Irene in Heresy', n.d.
- (fol. 129) an untitled verse, "Irene let no incubus", n.d. [1941?]
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1944
Extent
129 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. d. 452, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. d. 452
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23517
Abstract
Letters from Charles Williams to Anne Renwick, with holograph poems
Biographical / Historical
Charles Walter Stansby (1886-1945) was a writer on literature and theology. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, Bertram Rota Ltd, 1978.
Subject
- Title
- Letters from Charles Williams to Anne Renwick, with holograph poems
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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