Author: Henrik Ibsen Year: 1882 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Classic, Play, Free books, Politics
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ISBNs: 9781595406446 9780486406572 1595406441 |
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In An Enemy of the People, Ibsen places his main characters, Dr. Thomas Stockman, in the role of an enlightened and persecuted minority of one confronting an ignorant, powerful majority. When the physician learns that the famous and financially successful baths in his hometown are contaminated, he insists they be shut down for expensive repairs. For his honesty, he is persecuted, ridiculed, and declared an "enemy of the people" by the townspeople, included some who have been his closest allies. First staged in 1883, An Enemy of the People remains one of the most frequently performed plays by a writer considered by many the "father of modern drama."
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