Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

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Summary

The three plays in this volume are all concerned with truth telling and moral courage, and with the need for individual decision, representing a turning point in Ibsen's values after the hostile reaction to "Ghosts".

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Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

The three plays in this volume all point to a common origin - the hurt, distress and disgust Ibsen felt at the hostile reception given in 1881 by the Norwegian public and critics to "Ghosts". They are all concerned with the problem of telling the truth, with the need for individual decision and moral courage. In "An enemy of the people", Dr Stockmann finds himself up against an alliance of political hypocrisy and vested interest when he attempts to reveal that the town's public baths, its civic pride and joy, are polluted. "The wild duck" dramatizes the shock of growing up through the figure of 14 year old Hedrig Ekdal, while "Rosmersholm" explores the contrast of a progressive, passionate and ruthless character with a conservative and contemplative inclination and the changes wrought by one on the another.
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ISBN 13 9780192818188
ISBN 10 019281818X
Title Enemy of the People
Author Henrik Ibsen
Series World's Classics S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1988-04-01
Number of pages 342
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