What was the title of C.S. Lewis’s Cambridge chair, which he held from 1954?

C.S. Lewis held the Cambridge chair of Medieval and Renaissance English from 1954.

The position was at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where Lewis became the first holder of the chair. His appointment followed nearly three decades teaching English at Magdalen College, Oxford. The Cambridge post recognized his expertise in medieval and Renaissance literature, especially the traditions that shaped English poetry and prose.

Lewis’s academic work included studies of medieval allegory, literary history, and the relationship between literature and Christian imagination. His influential book The Allegory of Love examined medieval and Renaissance treatments of love and was published in 1936.

The Oxford and Cambridge college names are easy to mix up: Lewis taught at Magdalen College, Oxford, but held his Cambridge chair at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He remained in Cambridge until his death in 1963.