An Enemy of the People
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An Enemy of the People
| Author | Henrik Ibsen |
|---|---|
| Published | 1882 |
| Pages | 352 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Ibsen’s play about a doctor who finds his town’s prized baths are contaminated, expects thanks, and is turned on by the press, the businessmen, his brother the mayor and finally a public meeting. The standard text on the cost of telling an inconvenient truth — and an uncomfortable study of how fast a truth-teller can curdle into contempt for his neighbours. |
An Enemy of the People
Where I heard about it
- Dissident Teacher — on A Library to Build Great Americans, a 468-title curriculum from the Substack writer (December 2025), listed under Drama in the Ages 13–99+ band; the only Ibsen entry in the adult band.
Connections
- A Library to Build Great Americans — the list this came from.
- Henrik Ibsen — the playwright.
- Free Speech — the play’s subject, examined from both ends.
- Democracy — and the play’s hardest question about majorities.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.