The Screwtape Letters launched Lewis’s career as a popular theologian. Its success sparked a series of spin-offs, including Screwtape emails, audio & stage performances, and this Marvel comic. See it in C.S.Lewis: Words and Worlds, at the Old Library TODAY 2-4:30pm

Odd that Johnson didn't know of Old English bēor as the etymology of beer, or any of its Germanic cognates

📆 Today is a slightly blue Monday here in England... but where does 'Monday' come from? 📖 Babel's resident etymologist Simon Horobin looks at days of the week: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

Delighted to see my Faculty of English colleague Professor Peter Boxall on this distinguished list

We are looking to appoint a Research Assistant to work one day per week providing research support for Prof. Francis Leneghan’s AHRC-funded Research, Development & Engagement project, ‘Writing Pre-Conquest England: A New History of Old English Prose’. english.web.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies

Another great job opportunity - Postdoctoral Research Assistant Inspiring Voices: Poetry, Heritage & Community. This post combines scholarly research & community #poetry outreach activities for a joint project between University of Oxford & English Heritage english.web.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies

Very pleased to see C.S. Lewis's Oxford in this lovely display of Oxford books and writers in Blackwell's bookshop

Still time to catch our C.S. Lewis exhibition Magdalen College if you haven't yet seen it!

Great news!

Simon Horobin Ah, the original luvvie is coming home.

Send us your puzzling abstracts!

Come and hear Prof Teju Cole at 5.30pm today!

🐦 RSPB Feed The Birds Day! RSPB 📖 In Babel No48, Simon Horobin looks at the names of birds 🔗 Read about redstarts, jackdaws & more at cloud.3dissue.com/18743/41457/10…

Not long now until Prof Teju Cole delivers his first Clarendon Lecture on 'Almost Emily Dickinson' today at 5.30pm. He will be giving 4 lectures in total from 29 Oct - 7 November. Find all details on our website. All welcome! No booking required. english.web.ox.ac.uk/clarendon-lect…

You can now enjoy the recent Lewis exhibition online cslewiswordsandworlds.magd.ox.ac.uk

Exciting job opportunity: We Faculty of English are looking to appoint to the News UK Professorship of Language and Communication - details on jobs.ox.ac.uk

Looking forward to meeting alumni at this event on Weds 20th November...

Looking forward to the second of the Wells lectures by Prof Kathryn Schwarz tonight!

There's still time to send us an abstract for this exciting event Magdalen College Faculty of English

Tickets are now available for this exciting conference coming to Magdalen College on 21 March!