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, August 17, 2021

Gubernatorial Valedictory

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                Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as the Governor of New York had a long news run these past two weeks, remai...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Inscribed History

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              Last week I was bragging about being able to unload about two hundred books, slightly relieving the distres...
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Anti-Communist Purge

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                                                   a boot-load of books               In 2010 I published a book unlike ...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Tongues in Trees

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                                                               Rosalind.  Well, this is the Forest of Arden               ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Sign Me Up

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              The title of one of Augustine’s most brilliant and accessible works— De doctrina christiana ( On Christian D...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Going Dutch

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                                                           Blawenburg church in winter               Last week one of our ...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Historical Shifts

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            With the exception of Benjamin Franklin, perhaps, the only Founding Fathers to claim a place in the popular American memory are...
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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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