![]() ![]() These events may have taken place in the winter of the year 774, after Charlemagne had been in Italy.Ĭlement was regent of the palace school at Paris until his death. Clement was requested to remain in France as the master of a school of learning for boys both noble and common, that was established and supported by Charlemagne. Ailbe, Clement's companion, was then given the direction of the "monastery of Saint Augustine" near Pavia, identifiable as the Abbey of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, "sometimes named after Saint Augustine, because it contained many of his relics". Word of them reached the ear of Charlemagne, who sent for them to come to his court. ca 771) they set themselves up in the market as venders of learning. 888), says that Clement with his unnamed companion, both "Scots of Ireland" travelling in the company of traders, arrived on the coast of Gaul "in the moment when Charlemagne had begun to reign as sole king" (i.e. ![]() Gall, usually identified as Notker the Stammerer, who wrote a Life of Charlemagne dedicated to Charles the Fat (d. 750 – 818) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.īorn in Ireland, he founded a school for boys under the patronage of Charlemagne and figures in the Carolingian Renaissance of learning.Ī monk of St. Saint Clement of Ireland (Clemens Scotus) ( c. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 1947, he travelled to Paris to continue studying mechanics. ![]() He attended vocational studies in motor mechanics. At the age of 15, he went to Conakry, the colonial capital, to continue his education. He attended both Koranic and French elementary schools in Kouroussa. ![]() His mother was from the village of Tindican, and his immediate childhood surroundings were not predominantly influenced by French culture. His family were Malinke (a Mandé-speaking ethnicity), and he was born into a caste that traditionally worked as blacksmiths and goldsmiths. Laye was born in Kouroussa, a town in what was then the colony of French Guinea. Both novels are among the earliest major works in Francophone African literature. He was the author of The African Child, a novel based loosely on his own childhood, and The Radiance of the King. Camara Laye was an African writer from Guinea. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “They were standing in a small clearing ringed by the very last of the autumn flowers-orange gloriosa daisies, touches of purple coneflowers, and some blue Russian sage.” – Aprilynne Pike, Spells (p. Purpurea -a type of Coneflower ( Image Source) … She knew them now, after almost a week of studying, and named them, instinctively, in her head. Laurel walked down a few flights of stairs and took a slightly longer route so she could walk through a rounded, glass hallway lined with flowers in every color of the rainbow. “The edges were ruffled and looked eerily like the African violets her mother painstakingly grew in their kitchen.” – Aprilynne Pike, Wings with Bonus Material (p. (Read my reviews for: Wings, Spells, Illusions, and Destined.) Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading The Wings Series by Aprilynne Pike. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their friendship would be forbidden by her parents if they knew, because Yonah is openly Jewish and only the son of a craftsman. Curious about her heritage, she becomes friends with Yonah, a Jewish boy her age. Isabel isn’t sure what to think at first. Her parents hope that Isabel’s marriage to Luis will protect the family from the Inquisition, since Luis’s family is an old Catholic family. Her grandparents were forced to convert to save their lives, but her parents have continued to practice Jewish traditions in secret. Although Isabel has been raised a devout Catholic, her family is Jewish. Soon, Isabel learns the real reason for her parents’ decision. ![]() She doesn’t understand why her parents, who always planned to choose a husband Isabel liked, would suddenly decide she must marry someone she hates. Although Luis is her own age, Isabel hates him because he is cruel and selfish. Her parents announce that she will be betrothed to Luis, a boy from a wealthy and respected family. Her parents have always given her everything she wanted. She lives in a nice house and has beautiful clothes. The Last Song by Eva Wiseman (Published by Tundra Books, April 10, 2012)įourteen-year-old Isabel de Cardosa lives a privileged life as the only child of wealthy parents in Toledo, Spain in 1491. ![]() |