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, October 17, 2012

Anecdote and Argument

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            Social scientists, and especially economists, are disdainful of “anecdotal evidence,” generally preferring “wide-rangin...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

It's History, Dig It?

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              About twenty years ago, transported in a rented car, we took a family vacation in some of the more out-of-the-wa...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

From the Mouths of Babes

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 Grandfather and granddaughter--the Norman Rockwell version            Most chronological adults have probably experienced disq...
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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...
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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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