Charles A. Huttar is an emeritus professor of English at Hope College, known for his work on

the Inklings The Inklings were an informal literary discussion group associated with J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis at the University of Oxford for nearly two decades between the early 1930s and late 1949. The Inklings were literary enthusiasts who pra ...

including

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philology, philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was ...

C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univers ...

Owen Barfield Arthur Owen Barfield (9 November 1898 – 14 December 1997) was a British philosopher, author, poet, critic, and member of the Inklings. Life Barfield was born in London, to Elizabeth (née Shoults; 1860–1940) and Arthur Edward Barfield (1864 ...

, and Charles Williams. He has twice won the Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Award.

Biography

Charles Adolph Huttar was born in 1932. He was educated at Wheaton College, and gained his PhD at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1956. He became a professor of English literature at Hope College in 1966, retiring from there in 1996. He is a longtime member of the Conference on Christianity and Literature and the

Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church The Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church is a society of lay Episcopal academics, teachers, artists and professional practitioners which for many years met annually at General Theological Seminary in New York in November of each year. Sinc ...

. He has written numerous papers on the Oxford literary group

, including on the authors

, and Charles Williams. In addition, he studied

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and

early modern literature The history of literature of the early modern period (16th, 17th and partly 18th century literature), or early modern literature, succeeds Medieval literature, and in Europe in particular Renaissance literature. In Europe, the Early Modern per ...

Awards and distinctions

* 1992 Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Award * 1997 Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Award

Books

* 1971 ''Imagination and the Spirit: Essays in Literature and the Christian Faith Presented to Clyde S. Kilby'' * 1991 ''Word and Story in C. S. Lewis'' (co-edited) * 1996 ''The Rhetoric of Vision: Essays on Charles Williams'' (co-edited) * 2005 ''Scandalous Truths: Essays by and about Susan Howatch''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huttar, Charles A. 1932 births Tolkien studies Northwestern University alumni Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni Hope College faculty Living people