C. S. Lewis and his students

[Áthas]

[Sven]

There's several books that include essays by, or interviews with, former students of his: C. S. Lewis at the Breakfast Table, We Remember C. S. Lewis, and In Search of C. S. Lewis are three I have that are quite informative.

Plus, some of the biographies of his students have some interest in this regard: Pack My Bag: A Self-Portrait, Golden String, Sprightly Running, and Young Betjeman. Interesting how many of his students have had biographies written about them.

One thing to note, Lewis didn't teach seminars or courses the way most of us think of them. His instruction was eithier weekly tutoring sessions with two students at a time (where he would recommend readings, assign a paper to be written, and listen to the paper assigned the previous week) or lectures to groups.

[Áthas]

[David]

[Sven]

[David]

Thanks, Sven. I'll eventually learn how the system works (I hope).

DWL

[Leslie]

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[Sven]

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Well, Sven, I don't really know the Oxford set-up (as I said) but Tutor and Professor are not mutually exclusive roles at Cambridge. However, whilst his job title was a Tutor (or, at Cambridge, a Supervisor) his main task would have been taking tutorials/supervisions with one or two students. As a Professor he would have been responsible for overseeing all study of his subject within the University, not thereby excused from taking Supervisions but probably in practice doing so less frequently.