An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm (Oxford World's Classics)

by Henrik Ibsen (Author), James McFarlane (Translator)

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  Written in the aftermath of hostile criticism of Ghosts, Ibsen's three plays all deal with the moral courage needed to tell the truth. They are peopled not by symbolic figures and abstract concepts, but by complex individuals pitted against, or part of, a society that Ibsen felt was morally abhorrent and claustrophobically provincial. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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  The three plays in this volume all point to a common origin - the hurt, distress and disgust Ibsen felt at the hostile reception given in 1881 by the Norwegian public and critics to Ghosts . They are all concerned with the problem of telling the truth, with the need for individual decision and moral courage. In An enemy of the people , Dr Stockmann finds himself up against an alliance of political hypocrisy and vested interest when he attempts to reveal that the town's public baths, its civic pride and joy, are polluted. The wild duck dramatizes the shock of growing up through the figure of 14 year old Hedrig Ekdal, while Rosmersholm explores the contrast of a progressive, passionate and ruthless character with a conservative and contemplative inclination and the changes wrought by one on the another.