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, February 27, 2019

The Rack

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 James V. Forrestal with Harry S. Truman Shakespeare’s famous “Seven Ages of Man” have through the wonders of modern science been a...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Fish and Fowl

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John James Audubon, American Patriot and Hero One spring day a few years ago I stepped out into my back yard and saw some large whi...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Green New Deal

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If the intention of the proposers of the Green New Deal (GND) was to initiate a debate, they were wildly successful in this household.  ...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Pro-Ambivalence

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As I write this, the Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam,   is struggling to keep his job as his own top political party leaders, backed ...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Old Teachers

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   Richard Hooker with injudicious bird   Motivated by mere curiosity, the other day I plucked from one of my shelves a fat book...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Studs Lonigan

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I often praise the Library of America, the great collection that is bringing together the bountiful harvest of our national literat...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Princeton in the Great Fear

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Immediately following the storming of the Bastille in July of 1789 there spread throughout vast areas of rural France a mass delusi...
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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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