The Life and Literary Accomplishments of C.S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis is probably the most famous Christian writer of the 20th century. His work on children and adults and his work as Christian 's apology are still widely read, highly appreciated and discussed. As a British literary scholar, especially a medieval and Renaissance scholar, he is a Cambridge professor at Oxford University and a poet writer. Lewis stated about the reason he wrote "I wrote a book to read as long as I can read" (Faces, vii). At that time the editor wrote in the preface of "There is our face" as follows.

As the preface of C. S. Lewis states, literature not only explains the reality, it adds it. Literary works are depictions of patterns of thought and social norms spreading in society. They depict various aspects of ordinary people's lives. Classical literature is the source of thought and encourages imagination and creativity. Living in good literature is the best educational opportunity. On the other hand, lack of contact with excellent literature is the same as depriving themselves of the opportunity to grow.

British - Irish writer C. S. Lewis is known for his Christian apology and his literary work as a writer of the Narnia tale. But before he converted into Christianity in his thirties, he deviated from his belief in loyalty between puberty and early adulthood. Until 1931, Lewis finally was convinced by JR. Converted to the historical truth about Turquian's myth, and finally to Christianity. Since then, his literary career has focused on writing defenses. In addition to keeping faith he makes familiar with theology. There are various literary forms for apologies. The allegory of "return of pilgrims", the illusion of "the story of Narnia", the SF of "trilogy of the universe", the essay of criticism and novels. In his novels, the reproduction of myths may be the most interesting until we have a face