AtDtDA (5): Candlebrow

Mark Kohut markekohut at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 31 19:24:12 CDT 2007


My thought when I first read Candlebrow was it was a "low-brow' play on highbrow....

Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:   'Dr. Vormance was on sabbatical from Candlebrow University, where he 
ordinarily headed the Department of Mineralogy.' (130)

Why is the university called 'Candlebrow'. Maybe it's a reference to a skull 
candle with all the ensuing symbolism?

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