{"date":"March 22","id":"03-22","intro":["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."],"minutes":16,"readings":[{"author":"Johann Wolfgang von Goethe","end":36,"start":23,"volume":19,"work":"Faust"}],"slug":"march-22","status":"proofread","title":"From Puppet Show to Majestic Drama","url":"/harvard-classics/march-22/","words":3148}