C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century, most famous as the author of
The Chronicles of Narnia. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford until 1954 when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge, a position he held until his retirement. His contributions to literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature and theology brought him international acclaim, including
The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity.