Review
Ibsen's 1882 masterpiece is as up-to-date as this morning's headlines. --News of the World
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
Number 89 in Nick Hern Book's great value Drama Classics series. Includes the full text, plus an introduction that takes in the life of the playwright, the play's themes and characters and a history of it's staging.
It's boom time in the spa town. Investment in the public baths is paying off handsomely. Visitor numbers have never been higher. But one man knows the toxic secret underlying !the town's newfound wealth. His concern is for the health of the people. So how can he be their enemy?
Written in response to the moral outcry against his play Ghosts, the power of Ibsen's great drama lies in the determination of its central character, Dr Stockmann, to stand up for what he believes to be right - in the face of mounting political and social pressure to conform. Full of moral questions about a man's responsibility to himself and his family, and debate about the individual's place in society, An Enemy of the People is a play that speaks as loudly to today's audience as it did to those who first saw it in 1882. As such it more than earns its place as a drama classic alongside the playwright s more familiar works such as Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
It's boom time in the spa town. Investment in the public baths is paying off handsomely. Visitor numbers have never been higher. But one man knows the toxic secret underlying !the town's newfound wealth. His concern is for the health of the people. So how can he be their enemy?
Written in response to the moral outcry against his play Ghosts, the power of Ibsen's great drama lies in the determination of its central character, Dr Stockmann, to stand up for what he believes to be right - in the face of mounting political and social pressure to conform. Full of moral questions about a man's responsibility to himself and his family, and debate about the individual's place in society, An Enemy of the People is a play that speaks as loudly to today's audience as it did to those who first saw it in 1882. As such it more than earns its place as a drama classic alongside the playwright s more familiar works such as Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
HENRIK IBSEN (1828-1906) is the author of A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, Peer Gynt, The Master Builder and An Enemy of the People among many others. STEPHEN MULRINE was born in Glasgow. His translations for the stage include work by Ibsen, Chekhov, Pushkin, Gogol and Turgenev, many of which are published by NHB. He is a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
