Abstract
Notes that Williams uses many elements of the traditional ghost story in Descent Into Hell, especially in the story of the suicide. However, Williams “touches [the ghost story] with the numinous, giving its symbols a sacramental meaning.”
Recommended Citation
Purdy, Margaret R.
(1980)
"Battle Hill: Places of Transition in Charles Williams’ Descent Into Hell,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 7
:
No.
2
, Article 4.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol7/iss2/4