num_pages: 208
description: A comedy of manners that focuses on and satirizes the sentimentality and pretentiousness of the people of Eighteenth century. The theme revolves around false identities, romantic entanglements and relationship between parents and children. The unique and in-depth characterization moves the plot forward. A popular play of its time that captures the fantasy.
language: English
title: The Rivals
titlecomplete: The Rivals
genres: Literature, British Literature, Classics, Drama, Plays, Comedy, 18th Century, Fiction, Humor, Theatre
ratings_count: 2419
places: Bath, Somerset, England
publisher: Read How You Want