CS Lewis

C S Lewis
1898 - 1963

Clive Staples Lewis is best known to most people simply as the creator of the books of Narnia. But his personal context adds so much to any analysis of that realm and literature - his deeply held religious beliefs, his life as an academic and his relationships with Tolkien and with Joy Gresham.

Biographies of Lewis:

Into the Wardrobe is somewhere between a fan site and a serious study, but has a good biography and links.
CS Lewis and Public Life and The CS Lewis Foundation are academic sites emphasising Lewis' Christian writings and philosophy. Both have biographies, articles and links.
The CS Lewis links page has an immense set of links to sites covering Lewis' life and academic work, Narnia, the Inklings and plenty more, with a strong emphasis on his Christianity.
This biography, by Michael Leuty (St. Peter's, Nottingham, UK), places him in a personal Christian context, while this one, by the Biblical Discernment Ministries (US) writes of his "morbid fascination with occult fantasy" and his role as "the single most useful tool of Satan". Interesting counterpoints!

Narnia:

Good fan sites include The Land of Narnia, Further Up and Further In and Realm of the Stone Table or more from the Narnia Web-ring
Copious links, teacher resources and lesson plans on the Narnia books from the ISLMC

Lewis writings - texts, criticism and such stuff:

Taylor University's CS Lewis - life and links pages include several very good essays on Lewis' literature, philosophies and life.
CS Lewis and the Inklings is an extensive site with a wide variety of great resources, including academic essays.
The Cumberland River Lamp Post has a wide range of articles and links; its overview of critics is particularly interesting (there is a lot of venom out there!)

And lastly, why not do a bit of searching. The ubiquitous Google or Alta Vista build good results from your search. Try "C.S. Lewis" as a name, as well as descriptors such as children's literature, author/s, or history in various combinations along with Narnia, Aslan, Caspian and so on.

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