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, June 13, 2012

Some Sounds of Sirince

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  Sirince Village as seen from our breakfast nook and... the nook itself We were in Turkey for less than three week...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Home again!

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  the old: Aspendos  aqueduct East, West, home’s best.  That’s what I was taught in my childhood and am still incline...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tooting a Golden Horn

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I have noticed in the national press that the temporary suspension of a newspaper column is generally announced with the chaste edi...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Bright Twilight of the Elders

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 Rhine Maidens on a slippery slope Only during the brief period of heedless youth, when most people unconsciously assume an a...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Past and Present

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Though in retirement I have left behind many of the professional activities of my old professional life, I have been surprised ...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

George and Me--and Ann Marie

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            I spent my entire professional life among Ivy League adolescents in transition to young adulthood, and I know a thi...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Soon, Whenever....

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            A theoretical advantage of the electronic revolution, and especially of the Internet,  is that it creates the condition...
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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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