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, November 13, 2024

Democratic Doldrums

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                This is the last thing I intend to write about the aftermath of our American presidential election for a...
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Presidential Election

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  What follows is not an essay, more like a plea or exhortation.   I began writing this on Tuesday morning shortly after ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

What About Us Grils?

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                                                                    Jane Eyre     The essays in this blog not infrequen...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Election Jitters

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  Though loathe to enter the overcrowded field of political commentary, of which there is no scarcity from others more sapient than I, elect...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

A Rose by any Other Name

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    Most readers will probably be familiar with Oscar Wilde’s brilliant comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest .   The ...
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Blessed Beasts

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                After nearly two decades of retirement I can hardly talk about a “professional life,” but I found myself...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Passion of the Prexies

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  A week or so ago Pamela Paul, an opinion editor at the New York Times, wrote a piece that caught my eye: “It’s Easy to ...
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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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