{"date":"January 22","id":"01-22","intro":["The classic plays of French literature are produced to-day precisely as when they were given for the resplendent kings they were written to please. We are fortunate to have in English, excellent translations of these noble plays."],"minutes":15,"readings":[{"author":"Pierre Corneille","end":87,"start":77,"volume":26,"work":"Polyeucte"}],"slug":"january-22","status":"proofread","title":"A King’s Pleasure Now Yours","url":"/harvard-classics/january-22/","words":2950}