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 28, 2015

Augustinian Fantasy Fulfilled

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When I was a kid there were certain ads in the popular press and on matchbooks that fed my fantasies and, no doubt, the fantasies...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Lady Alice and the Then and There

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When I was young it was common to hear or read about two broad classes of people: introverts and extroverts.   My family and mo...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Monostory

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                                                         A pillar of society in a society of pillars Much of my sch...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The Red Orchestra, Repainted

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There recently arrived in the mail a heavy book package.   The arrival of a book is no rare event in this household, but I was none...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Reprobate Reprobatus

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            I was away from the gym for a mere two weeks, but that was long enough for major developments to develop, majorly....
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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Reading Flora Thompson

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Flora Thompson (1876-1947)            East, west, home’s best .   I didn’t think much of this rhyming aphorism when subjected...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Carl Emil Schorske (1915-2015)

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Carl Schorske—famous historian, the Dayton-Stockton Professor emeritus , amateur musician, friend, and matchless Mensch—died over t...
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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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