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, September 26, 2012

Good Show for the Brits

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--> The name's Regina, Elizabeth Regina A visit to England of more than two weeks—such was my thinking as I sat...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Breathless--and Breathtaking

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I last posted nine breathless and breathtaking days ago, but I now find myself briefly domiciled in Cambridge at the home of my wonde...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The Para-Blogger

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Here in London's it's been all about the Para-Olympics (often called the "Special Olympics" in America).  This will be a ...
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Transition: the Autumnal

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                Abraham Janssen: Personification of Autumn             Today is distinctly transitional.  For starters...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Flemingiana

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             Statue of John le Fleming, Mayor of Southampton (saec. 14), on the old city walls. (Sculptor: Anthony Griffiths; photo...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Misspeaking

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William Archibald Spooner        Eminent for the Spoken Word Todd Akin The verb misspeak does not appear in my desk ...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Enough to Make One Veep

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James Gillray on political campaigners (1795).  Plus ça change... Political journalism, though specializing in the vacu...
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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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