more Monge, than Bonaparte as in X On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx wrote: > Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:08:37 EDT > From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx > Reply-To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [lit-ideas] Napoleon was normal (Was: Judy Evans' 'ecole normal' > > > >From 'ecole normale'? -- so, to teach norms? > > > > >Judy Evans, Cardiff . > > Oui. And as Palma (of Duke) has recently reminded us, it was revolutionary > (then) as per "revolution francaise". > > I knew Judy would like the idea of a French school being 'normal'. Note that > an OED quote for 'public school boy' (why not 'girl' -- cfr Roeden) is: > > 'public school boy': Lyceen, gymnast. > > -- whatever that means. > > If it was all due to Napoleon, I don't see what he had to do with the South > Kensington Normal School of Design, though. > > Cheers, > > J. L. > > J. L. Speranza, Esq. > > Town: > > Calle Arenales 2021, Piso 5, St. 8, > La Recoleta C1124AAE, > Buenos Aires, Argentina. > Tel. 54 11 4824 4253 > Fax 54 221 425 9205 > > Country: > > St. Michael Hall, > Calle 58, No. 611, > La Plata B1900 BPY > Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. > Tel. 54 221 425 7817 > Fax 54 221 425 9205 > http://www.stmichaels.com.ar > > jls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > jlsperanza@xxxxxxx > http://www.netverk/~jls.htm > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > off address: #201 West Building, Philosophy, Duke University box 90743, Durham, NC 27708 home ph#: [1] 9196881856 cellph#: [1[] 9195997065 (voicemail is available on said numbers) email palma@xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html