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, April 14, 2010

The Rightful Duke of Cordova, in Spain

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Effects of the wind in a nearby village Once years ago in England I had to fill out a form on which it was required that in addition to my n...
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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Spring Break

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Yesterday's blog has been temporarily rusticated for technical reasons while the blogger himself is temporarily at an academic conferenc...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

From Bundren to Bodoni and Back

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The French revolutionaries found it easier to overthrow the political arrangements of the Old Regime than to transform by legislative decree...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Naughty Pleasures of the Aging Parents

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Among the numerous benefits of having an all-star daughter—a topic touched upon in this space a couple of months ago—is that the APs from t...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Medievalissimus

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There are certain jobs that have always seemed to me from a distance to be rather dreadful, especially ones involving cars. For instance I...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

The Dark

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This week was all about the weather. Here in central New Jersey we had terrific storms that have left in their wake dramatic devastation. ...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Reading "The Politician", by Andrew Young

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Many years ago a cynical senior colleague, Professor Famous, noting with displeasure several scholarly books lying open or bookmarked on my ...
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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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