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, January 8, 2014

The Tillie Adjustment

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Rarely do I really lose track of the calendar, but I did this week as I became immersed in the excitement of a new research project...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Chacun à sa Goutte

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If I took my cue from the journalists I most admire I would seize the occasion to write a proper New Year’s essay lamenting the f...
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry in Montreal

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Neither blog-writing nor blog-reading is a particularly appropriate occupation for Christmas day.  On the other hand I can think of no bette...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Essential Bookness

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There is in our town a fine institution of continuing education or “senior academy” called the Evergreen Forum.   Each year it offe...
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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Geneva--Johannine and Lukan

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  Geneva: December 10, 2013  I try to maintain a regular schedule of Wednesday publication, but there are times, as for exam...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Annals of Homiletics

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  Life, you know, is rather like opening a tin of sardines. We are all of us looking for the key. And I wonder how many of you here t...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

My Fragment of Kennedy Memorabilia

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  The Senate Document Room in Days of Yore The varied assessments of the presidency of John F. Kennedy published during the week ...
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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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