What title did C.S. Lewis hold at Magdalene College, Cambridge?

At Magdalene College, Cambridge, C.S. Lewis held the title Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English. He took the position in 1954, after a long academic career at Oxford.

Lewis had taught English at Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1925 until 1954. Although he became famous for Christian apologetics and children’s fiction, his professional field was English literature, especially literature of the medieval and Renaissance periods. His scholarly books include The Allegory of Love and English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Excluding Drama.

The Cambridge appointment was important because Lewis had not received a full Oxford English professorship despite his growing reputation. At Cambridge, he continued teaching and writing while remaining connected to Oxford friends and literary circles. Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge; it should not be confused with Magdalen College, Oxford, whose name is pronounced differently and where Lewis spent most of his earlier academic career.