Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche

"Gladly Lerne, Gladly Teche" is the personal web log of John V. Fleming, the Louis W. Fairchild Professor of English and Comparative Literature emeritus at Princeton University. It continues in its title and its spirit his one-time newspaper column in The Daily Princetonian. As a general rule a new post is mounted every Wednesday morning (EST).

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

From Port-au-Prince to Lisbon

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It is difficult for me to believe that there is an intelligent person alive who has not posed the “God question”—that is, “Does God exist?” ...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

On the Loose in Lusitania

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It is back to travelblog mode, I fear. Luke and I are in Lisbon, both of us for the first time, and we find ourselves happily surrounded b...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Lawyered Up, Solecismed Over, and Bummed Out

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QUESTION? What does this guy… …have in common with this guy? The answer is obvious: “ courtly love ”. Courtly love i...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Materia Medica

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The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day has proved to be very busy without any of the accomplishment that should be the reward of bein...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merry Christmas

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My blog is intended for a general readership, but I cannot always suppress my parochial particularities. I hope that whatever holiday you c...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Libraries and Heaven

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Instead of writing these silly weekly blogs I ought to take up some large and imposing essay of the kind that makes its way into the unread ...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Ecce quam bonum

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The idea that I could bring all my racing thoughts and impressions into a synthesis within a few days was a fantasy, but here's a first ...
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John V. Fleming
John V. Fleming, the Louis W. Fairchild Professor of Literature emeritus at Princeton University, retired after a long teaching career in 2006. He and his wife Joan continue to live in Princeton. The Flemings have three adult children, six delightful grandchildren, and lives that mysteriously continue to be busy.He can be reached at jfleming@princeton.edu.
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