c.s. lewis

     

Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referre to as C. S. Lewis, was a British writer and scholar. Lewis's works are diverse and include medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, radio broadcasts, essays on Christianity, and fiction relating to the fight between good and evil. Examples of Lewis's fiction include The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilogy.

Trivia about c.s. lewis

  • This author's 7 "Chronicles of Narnia" novels came out between 1950 & 1956
  • If you're from Narnia, you may know this author wrote some poetry under the pen name Clive Hamilton
  • In 1991 Nigel Hawthorne won a Tony for his role as this author in William Nicholson's play "Shadowlands"
  • He dedicated "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to Lucy Barfield, his goddaughter for whom he wrote the story
  • A series of dreams he had about lions helped inspire his Narnia books
  • While at Oxford, Tolkien formed a literary group called the Inklings with this man who wrote of Narnia
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  • He completed a sci-fi trilogy in 1945, a few years before taking us to Narnia
  • His "Screwtape Letters" & other works examining Christianity were first heard on the BBC or serialized in newspapers
  • 1938's "Out Of The Silent Planet" was the first sci-fi novel by this Narnia creator
  • His writings include the Narnia books & "The Screwtape Letters"
  • His letters were edited & published with a memoir in 1966 by his brother W.H. Lewis
  • A servant of the devil shows an apprentice the art of capturing souls in his "Screwtape Letters"
  • He called his fifth Narnia novel "The Horse and His Boy"
  • During WWI, this author of "The Screwtape Letters" fought in France with the Somerset Light Infantry
  • Books based on his BBC Radio lectures during WWII include "The Screwtape Letters" & "Mere Christianity"
  • This author of fantasy, sci-fi & religious works was portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in "Shadowlands"
  • This "Narnia" author went from teaching at Magdalen College, Oxford to teaching at Magdalene College, Cambridge
  • In 1954 Cambridge appointed this children's author as a professor of Medieval & Renaissance literature

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