Current Exhibitions
When Windmills are Giants: The Novel Adventures of Don Quixote
Doheny Memorial Library, first-floor Treasure Room
January 30 –May 16, 2009
One of the great literary epics, Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote has captivated readers ever since its first volume appeared in 1605. The novel traces the adventures of a Spanish hidalgo who believes he’s living in a chivalric romance, seeking the favor of his Dulcinea and encountering imaginary foes along the way. In displays of rare illustrated editions from the USC Libraries’ L.A. Murillo Cervantes Collection, When Windmills Are Giants follows the knight and his companion Sancho Panza as they crisscross the countryside with comical—and at times devastating—results.
Calloh! Callay! A Brillig Look at the USC Libraries Wonderland Award
Doheny Memorial Library, ground-floor rotunda
January 30 –May 16, 2009
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Wonderland Award, a multidisciplinary competition inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll. Since 2005, USC students have created everything from poems, essays, and novels to films, paintings, and sculptures. Their entries reflect the imaginative range of Carroll himself, a polymath known for his logic puzzles, nonsense poetry, and photography, along with The Hunting of the Snark and the Alice books. Sponsored by Friends of the USC Libraries member Linda Cassady, the Wonderland Award encourages students to explore the G. Edward Cassady, M.D., and Margaret Elizabeth Cassady, R.N., Lewis Carroll Collection held in Doheny Memorial Library’s special collections. To learn more about the exhibition, collection, and award, visit www.usc.edu/libraries/wonderland.