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 and one of the most frequently performed plays by the writer widely regarded as the 'father of modern drama.
Explores the topic of rebellion in various genres---novels, short fiction, poetry, drama, and films---from a broad range of different critical perspectives.
Contains translations of three plays by nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, each of which is concerned with the problem of telling the truth.
