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, September 20, 2023

Descent of the Dove

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Piero della Francesca (15th c.) The two blog posts I mounted from Salernes were achieved only u...

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Cassiciacum in France

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at Cassiciacum today We approach the end of our Provençal idyll. Two of our number left early...

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Temporizing in Provence

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We arrived; we looked around; we were immediately conquered once more by this particular familiar and enlessly charming part of Ga...

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The Beauty of the Lillies

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Little Mac I make little effor...

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Freak Occurrence

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If reading is a serious part of your life, chances are good that you are familiar with abebooks.com., which aggreg...

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Passportal

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This week’s little story, though still in progress, is a very happy one so far and, if nothing else, allows me to approa...

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Elitism

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Elitism strikes again The Supreme Court decision about the legality of race-based college admissions has be...

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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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