A simple and somewhat exaggerated tale of one man's struggle to proclaim the unpleasant truth to his community, and the ostracism that entails. Important, especially having been translated and adapted around the McCarthy era. ( )

This play, adapted from Henrik Ibsen's original, is about a man of principles who stands up against the town he lives in. I suspect that this Arthur Miller adaptation is somewhat more histrionic than the original Norwegian, since Miller did his version in the middle of the McCarthy period. I thought it was a good play that got at the emotional push and pull of not toeing the line that everyone else thinks is important. ( )

2630 An Enemy of the People, by Henrik Ibsen translated and adapted by Arthur Miller (read 24 Jul 1994) This play first came out in 1882, in reaction to the condemnation which Ibsen was receiving. I read a translation of the play back in 1951, but did not remember much about it. ( )