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 23, 2013

Unhurt Locker Seminar

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               Lincoln overlooking an opportunity   “O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us”.    R...
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Meaningful Arches

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   Princeton Graduate College: the Dining Hall  Man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man.   The same ought to ...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

A Temporizing Intervention

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Rather to my surprise, an opportunity has arisen that will allow me to meet my Wednesday obligation, if only in a symbolic fashion. I spen...
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Off to Canterbury

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Canterbury glass “Ye goon to Cauntererbury—” says Harry Bailley, host of the Tabard Inn.   “God yow speede!”   Well, I hope so.    ...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Angelic Details

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                So what's with the feathers? The devil may be in the details, but so far as great writing is concerned it is t...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Generational Change

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 buzzing about the boroughs In the introductory chapter of The Dark Side of the Enlightenment I had the occasion to ponder the l...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Good Sensa

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domes, sweet domes             I had intended to comment on the Middle East fiasco like everybody else, but apparentl...
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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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