I think it is, in fact, one very good part of understanding the poems.  If one 
has never been in the tube, many images are unclear.  Living on Casco 
Bay, I feel I read "Marina" with a different visual understanding.  Seeing the 
streets of London or Boston changes how one pictures them.  Why would 
you think it not a valuable experience?  In the case of Little Gidding, I would 
think it very valuable to read some of its history also.
Nancy




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From:           	Jeremy Young <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject:        	Visiting Places from Four Quartets

I am at university not fifty miles away from Little Gidding, and
am thinking of making a visit there sometime in May.  While I realise that
going to the sites is not an important part of understanding the poetry, I
still think it might make good "background".  Anyway, I would be
interested to hear whether other list-members have been to Little Gidding
(or, out of curiosity, to the other places of Four Quartets).  If so, what
were their experiences?

Jeremy