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Nicholas Rudall, whose acclaimed translations of Ibsen and the Greek classic playwrights have brought a fresh perspective to the American theater, turns his talents to one of the Norwegian dramatist's most provocative plays. In a rebuke to the Victorian notion of community as well as to the blessings of democracy, Ibsen creates a situation in which one man must stand alone to face the forces allied against him. In a coastal town, a community-minded physician has promoted the development of public baths in order to attract tourists. When he discovers that the water supply for the baths is contaminated and attempts to publicize the failing and correct it, he and his family are all but driven out of the town he was trying to save.

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A new translation by Nicholas Rudall brings fresh perspective to Ibsen's drama. * Publishers Weekly *

An Enemy of the People

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    A Paperback / softback by Henrik Ibsen, Nicholas Rudall

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      Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/06/2007
      ISBN13: 9781566637275, 978-1566637275
      ISBN10: 1566637279
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Nicholas Rudall, whose acclaimed translations of Ibsen and the Greek classic playwrights have brought a fresh perspective to the American theater, turns his talents to one of the Norwegian dramatist's most provocative plays. In a rebuke to the Victorian notion of community as well as to the blessings of democracy, Ibsen creates a situation in which one man must stand alone to face the forces allied against him. In a coastal town, a community-minded physician has promoted the development of public baths in order to attract tourists. When he discovers that the water supply for the baths is contaminated and attempts to publicize the failing and correct it, he and his family are all but driven out of the town he was trying to save.

      Trade Review
      A new translation by Nicholas Rudall brings fresh perspective to Ibsen's drama. * Publishers Weekly *

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