C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), usually called C. S. Lewis, was a British scholar who wrote about 40 books.[1] He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[2] He is famous for his fantasy works, essays, and writings on literature and theology. Lewis' theological works are usually apologetics, the defence of Christianity. Some of his most popular Christian writings were Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. His works have been translated into more than 30 languages. Lewis was a professor of literature at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
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 Lewis, age 48 | |
| Born | Clive Staples Lewis 29 November 1898 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 22 November 1963 (aged 64) Oxford, England |
| Pen name | Clive Hamilton, N. W. Clerk |
| Occupation | Novelist, scholar, broadcaster |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Genre | Christian apologetics, fantasy, science fiction, children's literature |
| Notable works | The Chronicles of Narnia Mere Christianity The Allegory of Love The Screwtape Letters The Abolition of Man The Space Trilogy Till We Have Faces Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life |
| Spouse | Joy Davidman (m. 1956; died 1960) |
| Children | 2 step-sons, including Douglas Gresham |
| Relatives | Warren Lewis (brother) |
Lewis was married to American writer Joy Davidman (1915–1960) from 1956 until her death from bone cancer. He died of renal failure in Oxford.
His writing is popular with many people, and many of his books were made into movies. His most famous and popular fantasy work is The Chronicles of Narnia, which is a series of seven books.
He died in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
C. S. Lewis Media
Plaque on a park-bench in Bangor, County Down
The undergraduates of University College, Trinity term 1917. C. S. Lewis standing on the right-hand side of the back row.
Lewis's grave at Holy Trinity Church, Headington Quarry
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Magdalene College, Cambridge
The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford where the Inklings met on Tuesday mornings in 1939
The Mountains of Mourne inspired Lewis to write The Chronicles of Narnia. About them, Lewis wrote "I have seen landscapes ... which, under a particular light, make me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge."
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A mural depicting Lewis and characters from the Narnia series, Convention Court, Ballymacarrett Road, East Belfast
References
- ↑ "C.S. Lewis (British author)". britannica.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2010.
- ↑ J. A. W. Bennett, "Lewis, Clive Staples (1898–1963)", rev. Emma Plaskitt, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2010.