The Faust legend, which can be traced to puppet shows of earlier days, portrays a philosopher who, through Satan's aid and in return for the price of his soul, works magic at will. From this rude framework Goethe has reared a drama of sublime grandeur. (Volume 19, Harvard Classics)
Goethe died March 22, 1832.
Introductory Note: John Milton
Poems (L’Allegro and Il Penseroso), by John Milton
Introductory Note: Robert Louis Stevenson
Samuel Pepys, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
Ode for General Washington’s Birthday, by Robert Burns
Introductory Note: John Henry Newman
The Idea of a University (Ch.1 What Is a University?), by John Henry Newman
Introductory Note: Voltaire
Letters on the English (On the Quakers), by Voltaire
Introductory Note: Buddha
Buddhist Writings
Introductory Note: American Historical Documents
Treaty with Great Britain (1814)
Introductory Note: Molière
Tartuffe (Act I), by Molière
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species (Ch. VIII, Instinct), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: John Dryden
All for Love (Act III), by John Dryden
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