1 / 10

C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis. Beloved Fantasy Writer. Biography. 1898-1963 Clive Staples Lewis was his given name, but went by Jack Son of a lawyer Grew up privileged, in a mansion-like house Loved his home library and his favorite books, Treasure Island and The Secret Garden. Not so Happy Ending.

kaiya
Download Presentation

C.S. Lewis

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. C.S. Lewis Beloved Fantasy Writer

  2. Biography • 1898-1963 • Clive Staples Lewis was his given name, but went by Jack • Son of a lawyer • Grew up privileged, in a mansion-like house • Loved his home library and his favorite books, Treasure Island and The Secret Garden

  3. Not so Happy Ending • Mother died of cancer when he was 10 • Immediately sent to boarding school in another country • Hated the school, because of its strict rules, but luckily left after two years, because the school closed • Continued to study in England, and eventually fell in love with poetry, and mastered French, German, and Italian

  4. College or Military…Or Both! • Accepted at Oxford University (the oldest university) • Dropped out to pursue a military career (WW I) • Stayed in France for two years, and returned to Oxford • Graduated with a degree in: Greek and Latin Literature, Philosophy and Ancient History, English Literature • Stayed at Oxford for 29 years as a teacher

  5. Love at Last • Remained single until the age of 58 • Became friends with a married woman, Joy Gresham, who was unhappily married • Gresham left husband, and moved to England to be closer to Lewis, even though they were only friends • Married in 1956, because her green card was soon to expire – they agreed to only be technically married, and remain friends • Gresham was diagnosed with cancer soon after the “marriage”, and Lewis realized that he was in love with her • The married again in 1957 for the right reasons this time, went on a honeymoon, and Gresham died two years later

  6. Death • Died on November 22, 1963, same day that JFK was assassinated • Because of the publicity of the assassination, the world did not know that he passed away • Died of renal failure

  7. “Jack Lewis wuz Here”

  8. Boy did he love to write! • First book – Pilgrim's Regress – journey of faith • The Allegory of Love – history of love in literature • Out of Silent Plant – science-fiction trilogy based off his BFF, Tolkien • Participated actively in The Inklings for 16 years!

  9. Chronicles of Narnia • The Magician’s Nephew (Read 1st, written 6th) • The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Read 2nd / written 1st) • The Horse and His Boy (Read 3rd / written 5th) • Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (Read 4th / written 2nd) • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Read 5th / written 3rd) • The Silver Chair (Read 6th / written 4th) • The Last Battle: A Story for Children (Read 7th / written 7th)

  10. The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe • TLTWTW is dedicated to “Lucy”, a friend’s daughter whom he was close to, even though the character is not based off her • TLTWTW is a story about an alternate reality that four children find and actively participate • The Prophecy is activated by the four children, which is where the story gets interesting • TLTWTW is an allegory, meaning that there is spiritual symbolism within the text • Aslan symbolizes God • Edmund symbolizes all sinners • The White Witch symbolizes Evil / Devil

More Related