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Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green

ロジャー・ギルバート・ランセリン・グリーン

Rōjā Girubāto Ranserinn Gurīn

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1918-11-02 （Norwich, Norfolk, England）
Died
1987-10-08 （Poulton Hall, Wirral, Merseyside, England） age 68
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Norwich, England → Poulton Hall, Cheshire

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Biographer, Oxford academic
Active Years
1946-1987
Affiliations
Deputy Librarian, Merton College, William Noble Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Memberships
Inklings, Lewis Carroll Society (founder and vice-president)
Influenced By
C. S. Lewis
Influenced
C. S. Lewis

Education

Merton College, Oxford
English Literature
Degree: B.Litt.
Period: 1930年代後半-1940年代
Year of Graduation: 1940
Country: United Kingdom
Studied under C.S. Lewis
Liverpool College
Country: United Kingdom
Secondary education
Dane Court, Pyrford
Country: United Kingdom
Early education

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

1954 Mythology/Fantasy

Retelling of King Arthur legends for children

ChivalryCourage

Tales of the Greek Heroes

1958 Mythology

Retold tales from ancient Greek authors

Heroic talesMythology

The Tale of Troy

1958 Mythology

Retold tale of Troy

WarFate

Bibliography

  • The Singing Rose and Other Poems (1947)
  • From the World's End (1948)
  • The Luck of the Lynns (1952)
  • King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (1954)
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Retellings for childrenClear prose
Recurring Motifs
MythologyHeroes

Legacy

Close friend of C.S. Lewis, encouraged publication of Narnia. Known for children's retellings of myths.

In Popular Culture

  • Known as Lewis Carroll scholar

Trivia

  • Family lineage traces back to 1093
  • Lord of the Manors of Poulton-Lancelyn
  • Suggested the title 'The Chronicles of Narnia' to C.S. Lewis