An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Rosmersholm
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Book Overview
Taken from the Oxford Ibsen , this collection of Ibsen's plays includes An Enemy of the People , The Wild Duck , and Rosmersholm .
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192839438
ISBN13:9780192839435
Release Date:August 1999
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.5" x 5.1"
Customer Reviews
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Three Wonderful Plays by the Master of Modern Drama
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
A professor of mine told me that AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE is not a very good play, so I read it myself to find out...and I disagree with my professor! I think AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE is a powerful play on the timeless theme of the individual's relation to society. The "mob scene" in Act IV is a particularly intense piece of dramatic writing that reminded me of the "trial scenes" in such later, American plays as THE CRUCIBLE and INHERIT THE WIND. Several years ago I saw an outstanding local production of THE CRUCIBLE; I would love to see AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE onstage as well.THE WILD DUCK, however, is my favorite play by Ibsen; I definitely agree with those critics who say that it is his masterpiece. I have read it three or four times, and each time I am amazed at Ibsen's skill. The play is a painful, poignant exploration of lost innocence, embodied in the character of Hedvig, a young girl on the verge of womanhood. If I could see only one more Ibsen play onstage (I've already seen HEDDA GABLER and THE LADY FROM THE SEA), it would be THE WILD DUCK. In fact, I'd love to direct it myself someday!
An Enemy of the People is agonizingly brilliant.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
While Ibsen's other two plays in this volume are great, neither can come close to the genius of, An Enemy of the People. Dr. Stockmann's battle for truth against the self-interested masses is perhaps the most agonizingly wonderful exploration into truth and individuality. Ibsen is a master.
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