LEWIS, Clive Staples

LEWIS, Clive Staples
(1898-1963)
   novelist, poet, literary critic and CHRISTIAN APOLOGIST. An ANGLICAN LAY-MAN who taught at both the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He is best known for his Narnia Chronicles (1950-1569, 5 Vols.), The Screwtape Letters (1941), and Mere Christianity (1952). The story of his CONVERSION is told in Surprised by Joy (1955) and the ponderous The Pilgrims Regress (1933).

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  • Clive Staples Lewis — Statue von C. S. Lewis in Belfast, Nordirland C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, privat auch Jack genannt; * 29. November 1898 in Belfast, Nordirland; † 22. November 1963 in Oxford, England) war ein irischer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clive Staples Lewis — (Belfast, 29 de noviembre de 1898 Oxford, 22 de noviembre de 1963), comunmente conocido como C.S. Lewis, fue un escritor, apologeta y académico irlandés. Sus obras más famosas son la trilogía de Ransom , formada por las novelas de ciencia ficción …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • Clive Staples Lewis — noun English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898 1963) • Syn: ↑Lewis, ↑C. S. Lewis • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Clive S. Lewis — Statue von C. S. Lewis in Belfast, Nordirland C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, privat auch Jack genannt; * 29. November 1898 in Belfast, Nordirland; † 22. November 1963 in Oxford, England) war ein irischer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clive Staple Lewis — Statue von C. S. Lewis in Belfast, Nordirland C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis, privat auch Jack genannt; * 29. November 1898 in Belfast, Nordirland; † 22. November 1963 in Oxford, England) war ein irischer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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