Project Gutenberg 2005-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 68 Falstaffe, John, Sir Falstaffe, Sir John The Theater (1720) Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Starner, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "The Theater" by Sir John Falstaffe is a collection of literary essays written in the early 18th century. This work serves as a continuation of Richard Steele's periodical of the same name, capturing the essence of the socio-cultural landscape during this period. The essays are marked by witty reflections on various subjects, showcasing Falstaffe's style and knowledge, as well as the social concerns of his time. At the start of the text, the narrator introduces himself as "Sir John Falstaffe," explaining his role as the executor of the late Sir John Edgar's will, and humorously engaging with the reader about the nature of wit and the persona of authors. The opening segment hints at a friendly rivalry with Richard Steele, as Falstaffe acknowledges their previous encounters in print. The first essay discusses the legacy of Edgar, recounting the peculiarities of his will while offering a critique of contemporary society’s follies such as stock-jobbing and dueling, thereby establishing the tone for the insightful and satirical examination of 18th-century life that follows in the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Theater -- Great Britain -- History Theater -- Periodicals English periodicals -- History PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 135697 135505 2024-10-07T08:18:52.647840 2023-09-07T09:21:00.245603 text/html text/html 135690 135498 2024-10-07T08:18:52.883843 2023-09-07T09:21:00.383603 text/html text/html 117025 2024-10-07T08:18:57.747807 application/epub+zip 117612 2024-10-07T08:18:54.576829 application/epub+zip 117614 2024-10-07T08:18:53.489827 application/epub+zip 216522 2024-10-07T08:19:00.084815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199008 2024-10-07T08:18:57.109797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176877 2022-09-08T00:49:04.531520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116580 116463 2024-10-07T08:18:52.368925 2023-09-07T09:21:00.070581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 116281 2020-12-14T13:55:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46186 2020-12-14T13:55:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116296 2020-12-14T13:55:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46171 2020-12-14T13:55:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20929 2024-10-07T08:19:00.209808 application/rdf+xml 11844 2024-10-07T08:18:54.016823 image/jpeg 3184 2024-10-07T08:18:53.751828 image/jpeg 114331 2024-10-07T08:18:52.896829 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog