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: Tacitus
Germany, by Tacitus
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species (Ch. III), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of King Lear (Act IV, Scene 6-7), by William Shakespeare
Introductory Note: Immanuel Kant
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals (Sec. I), by Immanuel Kant
Introductory Note: Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Introduction to the History of English Literature, by Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Introductory Note: Lord Byron
Poems, by Lord Byron
Introductory Note: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Concord Hymn, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Introductory Note: Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote (Vol. 1, Part 1, Ch. 1-2), by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Introductory Note: Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Ch. 8), by Benjamin Franklin
Introductory Note: Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Inferno VIII-IX), by Dante Alighieri
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