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, March 28, 2018

Disappearing Deviance

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We spent last Sunday afternoon at my son’s place in the country where, as usual, I delighted in some age-inappropriate country labors f...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

To Be a Pilgrim

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 on the Way of Santiago Tomorrow night in the Princeton University Chapel the celebrated singing group “Tenebrae” will perform ...
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Russian Meddling

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  Special Counsel Mueller has brought a number of indictments against some Russian cyber-villains.   Like many of my fellow citizens I ...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Some Family History

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James Alexander Davidson, ca. 1945     Ambiguity characterized our return from the Renaissance Weekend in S...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Town and Country

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In the digital Times magazine I recently came upon an engaging essay by Wesley Morris entitled “ The Cost of Being ‘Savage’ in a Supp...
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Dana's Travels, and Mine

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  Richard Henry Dana, Jr. From the two mini-posts of the last week a faithful reader will know that I spent some of it traveling ...
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Interim Report

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A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words.   This one is worth more than that, and way more than the...
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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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