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Translated into English as ''[[An Enemy of the People]]''
 
Translated into English as ''[[An Enemy of the People]]''
  
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Vyand van die Volk]]'' by [[F.P. van der Merwe]]. Adapted for radio.
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A notable 20th century English version is the adaptation by Arthur Miller, that was first performed at Broadhurst Theatre, New York, in December 1950.
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Vyand van die Volk]]'' by [[F.P. van der Merwe]] in 1962 and adapted for radio.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==

Revision as of 06:28, 12 March 2023

En Folkefiende ("an enemy of the people") is a Norwegian play by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)[1]

The original text

A play about Doctor Thomas Stockmann, a medical officer, who is charged with inspecting the public baths on which the prosperity of his native town depends. He finds the water to be contaminated. When he refuses to be silenced, he is declared an enemy of the people.

The play was first published in in Norwegian in 1882 and performed in 1883.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as An Enemy of the People

A notable 20th century English version is the adaptation by Arthur Miller, that was first performed at Broadhurst Theatre, New York, in December 1950.

Translated into Afrikaans as Vyand van die Volk by F.P. van der Merwe in 1962 and adapted for radio.

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/topic/An-Enemy-of-the-People-play-by-Ibsen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Enemy_of_the_People

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