C.S. Lewis - Revision history

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	{{quote\|Friendship with the latter marked the breakdown of two old prejudices. At my first coming into the world I had been (implicitly) warned never to trust a Papist, and at my first coming into the English Faculty (explicitly) never to trust a philologist. Tolkien was both.\|C.S. Lewis, ''Surprised by Joy''}}		{{quote\|Friendship with the latter marked the breakdown of two old prejudices. At my first coming into the world I had been (implicitly) warned never to trust a Papist, and at my first coming into the English Faculty (explicitly) never to trust a philologist. Tolkien was both.\|C.S. Lewis, ''Surprised by Joy''}}
−	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November]], [[1898]] – [[22 November]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish-born English writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.	+	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November]], [[1898]] – [[22 November]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish-born English writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.

−	Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.	+	Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at [[Oxford University]] and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

	==Bibliography, selected==		==Bibliography, selected==

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	{{author infobox		{{author infobox
−	\| image=[[~~Image~~:C.S. Lewis.jpg\|250px]]	+	\| image=[[File:C.S. Lewis.jpg\|250px]]
	\| name=C.S. Lewis		\| name=C.S. Lewis
−	\| born=November ~~29th~~, [[1898]]	+	\| born=[[29 November]], [[1898]]
−	\| died=November ~~22nd~~, [[1963]]	+	\| died=[[22 November]], [[1963]]
	\| education=[[University of Oxford]]		\| education=[[University of Oxford]]
	\| occupation=Author		\| occupation=Author
	\| location=England		\| location=England
−	\| website=http://www.cslewis.org/	+	\| website=[http://www.cslewis.org/ C.S. Lewis Foundation]
−	\|}}	+	}}
	{{quote\|Friendship with the latter marked the breakdown of two old prejudices. At my first coming into the world I had been (implicitly) warned never to trust a Papist, and at my first coming into the English Faculty (explicitly) never to trust a philologist. Tolkien was both.\|C.S. Lewis, ''Surprised by Joy''}}		{{quote\|Friendship with the latter marked the breakdown of two old prejudices. At my first coming into the world I had been (implicitly) warned never to trust a Papist, and at my first coming into the English Faculty (explicitly) never to trust a philologist. Tolkien was both.\|C.S. Lewis, ''Surprised by Joy''}}
−	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November~~\|November 29~~]], [[1898]] – [[22 November~~\|November 22~~]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish-born English writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.	+	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November]], [[1898]] – [[22 November]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish-born English writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.

	Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.		Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

	==Bibliography, selected==		==Bibliography, selected==
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	*[[Space Trilogy]]		*[[Space Trilogy]]
	**[[1938]]: ''Out of the Silent Planet''		**[[1938]]: ''Out of the Silent Planet''
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	*[[1939]]: ''[[Rehabilitations and Other Essays]]''		*[[1939]]: ''[[Rehabilitations and Other Essays]]''
	*[[1942]]: ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]''		*[[1942]]: ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]''
		+	*[[1947]]: ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]'' (editor)
	*''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''		*''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''
	**[[1950]]: ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''		**[[1950]]: ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''
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	===Articles===		===Articles===
−		+	*[[1937]] ''Times Literary Supplement'', 2 October 1937, p. 714.
−	*[[1937]] ''Times Literary Supplement'', 2 October 1937, p.714.	+
	**"[[A World for Children]]" [review of ''[[The Hobbit]]'']		**"[[A World for Children]]" [review of ''[[The Hobbit]]'']
−	*[[1937]]: ''The Times'' (London), 8 October 1937, p.20.	+	*[[1937]]: ''The Times'' (London), 8 October 1937, p. 20.
	**"[[Professor Tolkien's "Hobbit"\|Professor Tolkien's 'Hobbit']]" [review of ''The Hobbit'']		**"[[Professor Tolkien's "Hobbit"\|Professor Tolkien's 'Hobbit']]" [review of ''The Hobbit'']
		+	*[[1947]]: ''[[Essays Presented to Charles Williams]]'', pp. 90-105
		+	**"On Stories"
	*[[1954]]: ''Time and Tide'', 14 August 1954, p. 1082.		*[[1954]]: ''Time and Tide'', 14 August 1954, p. 1082.
	**"[[The Gods Return to Earth]]" [review of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'']		**"[[The Gods Return to Earth]]" [review of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'']
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	===Unpublished manuscripts===		===Unpublished manuscripts===
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	*"[[Language and Human Nature]]"		*"[[Language and Human Nature]]"

	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[[1969]]: ''[[Selected Literary Essays]]'' (edited by Walter Hooper)		*[[1969]]: ''[[Selected Literary Essays]]'' (edited by Walter Hooper)
−	*[[1972]]: ''Of This and Other Worlds'' (edited by Walter Hooper=	+	*[[1972]]: ''Of This and Other Worlds'' (edited by Walter Hooper)
	*[[2000]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1''		*[[2000]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1''
	*[[2004]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2''		*[[2004]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2''

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	{{quote\|Friendship with the latter marked the breakdown of two old prejudices. At my first coming into the world I had been (implicitly) warned never to trust a Papist, and at my first coming into the English Faculty (explicitly) never to trust a philologist. Tolkien was both.\|C.S. Lewis, ''Surprised by Joy''}}		{{quote\|Friendship with the latter marked the breakdown of two old prejudices. At my first coming into the world I had been (implicitly) warned never to trust a Papist, and at my first coming into the English Faculty (explicitly) never to trust a philologist. Tolkien was both.\|C.S. Lewis, ''Surprised by Joy''}}
−	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November\|November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.	+	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November\|November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish-born English writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.

	Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.		Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

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	*[[1969]]: ''[[Selected Literary Essays]]'' (edited by Walter Hooper)		*[[1969]]: ''[[Selected Literary Essays]]'' (edited by Walter Hooper)
		+	*[[1972]]: ''Of This and Other Worlds'' (edited by Walter Hooper=
	*[[2000]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1''		*[[2000]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1''
	*[[2004]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2''		*[[2004]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2''

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	===Books===		===Books===

−	*Space Trilogy	+	*[[Space Trilogy]]
−	**[[1938]]: ''[[Out of the Silent Planet]]''	+	**[[1938]]: ''Out of the Silent Planet''
	**[[1943]]: ''Perelandra'' (aka Voyage to Venus)		**[[1943]]: ''Perelandra'' (aka Voyage to Venus)
	**[[1945]]: ''That Hideous Strength''		**[[1945]]: ''That Hideous Strength''

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	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November\|November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.		'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November\|November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.

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	*[[1966]]: ''C.S.: Letters of C.S. Lewis''		*[[1966]]: ''C.S.: Letters of C.S. Lewis''
	*[[1966]]: ''[[Letters to an American Lady]]''		*[[1966]]: ''[[Letters to an American Lady]]''
		+	*[[1969]]: ''[[Selected Literary Essays]]'' (edited by Walter Hooper)
	*[[2000]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1''		*[[2000]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 1''
	*[[2004]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2''		*[[2004]]: ''The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 2''

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−	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.	+	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[29 November\|November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.

	Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.		Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

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−	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[November 29]], [[1898]] – [[November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.	+	'''Clive Staples "Jack" Lewis''' ([[November 29]], [[1898]] – [[22 November\|November 22]], [[1963]]), commonly referred to as '''C.S. Lewis''', was an Irish writer and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and fiction. He is best known today for his series ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.

	Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.		Lewis was a close friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Both authors were leading figures in the English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the [[Inklings]]. According to his memoir ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', Lewis had been baptised in the Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at about the age of 30, Lewis re-converted to Christianity, becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.