Review
"An unequivocal triumph." --
Times Literary Supplement (London)
"Christopher Hampton's new version of the text is also a revelation . . .
An Enemy of the People has been reborn as a passionate current debate about the value of the individual . . . The dust has been blown off the original text, and it will not settle for a long time . . . There is a vitality, vehemence and victory here against the odds." --
Spectator (London)
"More than any revival of Ibsen's plays I've seen, it creates a sense of place vital to the theme . . .
An Enemy of the People is little short of superb, for it gives us both a big, rich, public play and the private drama of two men locked in rivalry that probably goes back to the playpen . . . You want an unforgettable picture of the idealist at his most necessary yet impossible? Here it is." --
The Times (London)
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
When Dr. Thomas Stockmann learns that the famous and financially successful baths in his home town are contaminated, he insists they be shut down for expensive repairs. Ridiculed and persecuted by the townsfolk for his honesty, he is declared an "enemy of the people." A powerful drama by the "father of modern drama."
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