Exhibition - Tolkien's Boyhood in Birmingham - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 11-26-2006, 09:17 PM

I read this thread and the link one day when I had no time to post. I like the postcards that are available.

This kind of reminiscent exhibition seems very elven to me. Do you think it is something which would have made Tolkien happy? Now, that question assumes we can say with some degree of sureness who or what we think Tolkien thought.

Also, who does this exhibit reach out to? Local people, to inspire them about Brum's past? to suggest something about Brum's current state and future? Or to tourists, literary tourists?

11-26-2006, 09:17 PM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	who, who? I read this thread and the link one day when I had no time to post. I like the postcards that are available. This kind of reminiscent exhibition seems very elven to me. Do you think it is something which would have made Tolkien happy? Now, that question assumes we can say with some degree of sureness who or what we think Tolkien thought. Also, who does this exhibit reach out to? Local people, to inspire them about Brum's past? to suggest something about Brum's current state and future? Or to tourists, literary tourists? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.