It's time for another visit to the O'Shaughnessey Library on the St Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas. A few months ago I posted three other stained glass windows of literary figures found in a small meeting room on the first floor. There are many other delightful windows scattered around the building, and it is wonderful that they all were saved when the library was renovated several years ago.Although some communities and academicians have criticized the teaching of Huck Finn, I enjoyed discussing the novel with my students, primarily because I felt that Jim was more of a father figure to Huck than Pap could ever be. Lots to love and criticize about its structure, characterization, and themes, but that's what a good novel fosters.
I hate seeing books demonised because they make us uncomfortable. Samuel Clemens despised slavery and intended to demonstrate how ludicrous, inhumane, and disgusting it was and people ban it?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful windows. I love that the theme for the windows of the library are all literary. It's perfect.
ReplyDeletePerfect windows for a library.
ReplyDeletecool windows.
ReplyDeleteThe stained glass really is amazing.
ReplyDeleteHow creative in a library!
ReplyDeleteUnusual, beautiful and very creative!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! They convey a sense of period; so nice they were kept and reused.
ReplyDeleteHow fun -- literary stained glass windows for a library.
ReplyDeleteThese stained windows with literary figures are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSo ice to have books and reading in a stained glass window.
ReplyDeleteI really like these!
ReplyDeleteThese are great.
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