{"product_id":"an-enemy-of-the-people-a-play-in-five-acts-hardcover","title":"An Enemy of the People: A Play in Five Acts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenrik Johan Ibsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenrik Ibsen's \u003cem\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining dramas of public truth, civic pressure, and moral isolation.\u003c\/strong\u003e When Dr. Thomas Stockmann discovers that the celebrated baths on which his town's prosperity depends are dangerously contaminated, he expects gratitude for exposing the danger. Instead, he finds himself opposed by politicians, business interests, the press, and even neighbours who would rather protect the town's reputation than confront an inconvenient truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1882 and first produced in 1883, the play remains one of Ibsen's most enduring works of social criticism. Its conflict between conscience and majority opinion gives the drama unusual modern force, touching on public health, environmental responsibility, political cowardice, journalism, family loyalty, and the cost of speaking plainly when the public prefers reassurance. Dr. Stockmann's struggle is not merely against corruption, but against the comfortable consensus that makes corruption possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA central work of modern European drama, \u003cem\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/em\u003e belongs with Ibsen's great plays of social confrontation and psychological pressure. It is essential reading for students of theatre, Scandinavian literature, nineteenth-century drama, political drama, and the development of modern realism on the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377867821293,"sku":"9781515429227","price":32.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/wbcF8l328Y9781515429227.webp?v=1785619141","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/an-enemy-of-the-people-a-play-in-five-acts-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}