At which university did C.S. Lewis teach English literature for most of his career?

C.S. Lewis taught English literature at the University of Oxford for most of his academic career. He held a fellowship and teaching post at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 until 1954.

At Oxford, Lewis became known not only for his scholarship but also for his lectures, friendships, and literary discussions. He was closely associated with the Inklings, an informal group that included J.R.R. Tolkien and met regularly to read and discuss works in progress. Oxford’s intellectual and social life strongly shaped Lewis’s writing.

In 1954, Lewis left Oxford for Cambridge, where he became the first holder of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Magdalene College. The similarly named Oxford and Cambridge colleges are a common source of confusion: his long Oxford teaching career came before his Cambridge professorship.