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).

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Weepers

›
The Magdalen: walking baths and portable oceans             Richard Crashaw, a Roman Catholic spiritual writer of the first ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Idols of the Mind

›
 You shall not make unto yourself any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Times Memorial

›
It’s been a white world around here for the last couple of weeks.    To be sure, we haven’t had the huge snow dumps that hav...
2 comments:
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The Flickering Fact

›
J. M. W. Turner, by Cornelius Varley             In my teenage years I read a couple of books by G. K. Chesterton, and they pra...
3 comments:
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Level Playing Field

›
unlevel playing field             A friend in Britain clipped and sent on to us a couple of related “American” pieces from Th...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Body and Blood

›
            We had a great family weekend.   On Saturday evening we joined in celebrating the twelfth birthday of Granddaughter Numbe...
1 comment:
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Capital Headlines

›
A couple of times a month when I have evening events in New York City I choose to cadge a bed at my daughter’s apartment rather t...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
John V. Fleming
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.