Автор:Henrik Ibsen Год: 1999 Издание:Dover Publications Страниц: 96 ISBN: 0486406571 Widely regarded as one of the foremost dramatists of the 19th century, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen brought the social problems and ideas of his day to center stage. Creating realistic plays of psychological conflict that emphasized character over cunning plots, he frequently inspired critical objections because his dramas deemed the individual more important than the group. In this powerful work, Ibsen places his main character, Dr. Thomas Stockmann, 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, including some who had been his closest allies. First staged in 1883, "An Enemy of the People" remains one of the most frequently performed plays by a...
