John V. Fleming
John Vincent Fleming (born May 20, 1936) is an American literary scholar and the Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton University.[1][2]
Career
Fleming was born on May 26, 1936
From 1995 to 2006, he authored a weekly column in
He is married to Joan E. Fleming, a retired priest in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. They are the parents of Richard Arthur Fleming (b. 1964), a sound-recording engineer, artist, and travel writer; Katherine Elizabeth Fleming (b. 1966), a prize-winning historian and university administrator, and current President and CEO of the Getty Foundation; and Luke Owles Fleming (b. 1978), a linguistic anthropologist.
While at Princeton, his wit was widely appreciated and often recorded in a sporadic column titled "Professorial Chrestomathy," including such remarks from his lectures as "As of this morning, you have heard all my jokes and seen all my shirts."
In 2006, after 40 years at Princeton, he moved to emeritus status. Following his retirement, he was honored with two
Books
- 1492: An Ongoing Voyage (with Ida Altman and John Hebert) (1992)
- Classical Imitation and Interpretation in Chaucer's Troilus (1990)
- Reason and the Lover (1984)
- From Bonaventure to Bellini: An Essay in Franciscan Exegesis (1982)
- An Introduction to the Franciscan Literature of the Middle Ages (1977)
- Two Poems Attributed to Joachim of Fiore (with Marjorie Reeves), Princeton NJ: The Pilgrim Press, 1978
- The Roman de la Rose: A Study in Allegory and Iconography (1969)
- The Anti-Communist Manifestos (2009)
- The Dark Side of the Enlightenment (2013)
- Luis de Camões: The Poet as Scriptural Exegete (2017)
References
- ^ "John Fleming | Department of English". english.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "John Vincent Fleming | Dean of the Faculty". dof.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ Fleming, John V. (1963). The Roman de la Rose and its manuscript illustrations.
External links
- http://www.johnvfleming.com (personal web site)
- "Princeton Journeys: Chaucer's Canterbury with John Fleming" (Princeton University Alumni Association)
- "Fleming honors 'Class of Destiny' at Baccalaureate" (News@Princeton, June 3, 2007)
- Full text of the 2007 Baccalaureate Address, delivered by Professor Fleming at the Princeton University Chapel on June 3, 2007
- "Dr John Fleming talks about the Middle Ages and the modern world, part 1" (Fausta's blog, March 14, 2007)
- Professor Fleming's bio at the P.U. English Department website
- "A Celebration of John Fleming’s (*63) Scholarship and Teaching in Honor of his Retirement"
- "Professor Fleming's last column" in The Daily Princetonian (May 15, 2006)
- "Four faculty members recognized for their outstanding teaching" (Princeton Weekly Bulletin; June 14, 2004)
- Fleming receives the Alumni Council Award for Service to Princeton (Reunions 2004)
- "Fleming prepares for yet another role: Emeritus" (Princeton Weekly Bulletin; May 17, 2004)
- "Tweed and Testosterone" (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Appearances on C-SPAN