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#194 Sarah Waters: How Lewis grew to love Shakespeare
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What was Lewis' favourite Shakespeare play? Dr Sarah Waters, assistant professor of language and literature at Sterling College, Kansas, delves into Lewis' literary accessibility and theological insights, uncovering the timeless relevance of his work. What moved Lewis from disliking Shakespeare as a child to incorporating numerous references in his own work? Are there any obvious parallels between Shakespeare and Lewis?
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The event is entitled ‘The CS Lewis you never knew’. There will q and a, book signing followed by refreshments. This event at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford is part of their New Renaissance project. Wycliffe Hall’s Summer School delves deeper into C.S Lewis’ theology and explores his footsteps in Oxford and Cambridge. Find out more here: https://www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk/summerschool2025
For more on Sarah Waters: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-3361
For the volume of An Unexpected Journal that Sarah co-edited: An Unexpected Journal
For her article on Lewis, Lear, and The Four Loves - An Unexpected Journal
For Sarah on Lewis and Hamlet: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol43/iss1/4/
For Sarah's article on Lewis' rhetoric in Linguaculture: https://journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/article/view/355
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