Which university employed C.S. Lewis as an English lecturer from 1925?

The University of Oxford employed C.S. Lewis as an English lecturer from 1925. He first held a fellowship and tutoring position at University College, Oxford, before becoming a fellow and tutor at Magdalen College.

Lewis remained at Oxford for decades and became closely associated with the university’s English faculty. His Oxford years included major developments in his scholarship, Christian apologetics, fiction, and friendships with writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien.

In 1954, Lewis left Oxford for a professorship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. The similar names can cause confusion: Oxford’s Magdalen College is pronounced “Maudlin,” while Cambridge’s Magdalene College is a different institution.

Lewis’s Oxford career therefore preceded his Cambridge professorship. His academic work included medieval and Renaissance literature, alongside the popular books that made him internationally famous.