What was C. S. Lewis’s academic position at Cambridge University?

C. S. Lewis was Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University.

Lewis became the first holder of the Cambridge chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature in 1954. The position was established at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he remained until his death. His appointment came after more than three decades connected with Oxford, where he had taught at Magdalen College and built his reputation as a medieval and Renaissance scholar.

The Cambridge professorship reflected Lewis’s academic specialization in literature from periods that included the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. His scholarly books include The Allegory of Love, published in 1936, and English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, published in 1954.

The two institutions can easily be confused because both contain a college named Magdalene or Magdalen, with different spellings. Lewis was a fellow and tutor at Magdalen College, Oxford, before moving to Magdalene College, Cambridge. His Cambridge title was a professorship, not a religious or theology post.