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).

Monday, August 29, 2016

Blogger Cops Out

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A NOTE TO MY READERS             For nearly eight years I have religiously published an essay each week--without the slightest just...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

American Personality Types

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I am an admirer of David Brooks, one of the regular opinion writers for the New York Times .   He used to be the token “conservative”...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Ralph Freedman

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  Ralph Freedman (1920-2016)            This week I have had to take time out from my garden, my heat-prostration, my grandchildr...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Rue Monsieur le Prince

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I am a great admirer of Arthur Koestler, by which I mean the man’s writings rather than the man himself.   I consider him to be ...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Agricola Suburbanus

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Despite all the annoying Turnpike Exit jokes, they call New Jersey the “Garden State” for a very good reason, the reason being t...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Summer Visitors

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two visiting grandchildren The best part of the summer is rapidly approaching, the part during which the five youngest of our gra...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

The Old Latin Mafia

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            It is the occupation of scholars to read widely among books and essays read by very few other people in the preparation ...
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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.
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