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, July 16, 2025

Rehab Ahead

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Stonebridge   Blog day is upon me, but I have had little time or appetite to think about it.   My wife Joan has been serio...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Lost Treasure

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              This week’s offering is less an essay than an anecdote that will have interest for few, but just at the mome...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Genuino Nazzaro, M. D.

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       I write this little essay in memory of my dear friend, Genuino Nazzaro, M.D., who died at his home in Princeton on ...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Medical Redux

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  Since I am unlikely to have too many opportunities to draw even vaguely plausible parallels between my own career and th...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Fine Day in June

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  AND what is so rare as a day in June ? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And o...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Study Abroad

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                Once again I find myself reacting to an op ed in the Times , this one (6/3) entitled “U.S. Schools’ Reli...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Colleagues

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              Every now and again I am reminded, directly or indirectly, of a very great privilege I enjoyed during a long...
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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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