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| Original Title: | Leben des Galilei |
| ISBN: | 0802130593 (ISBN13: 9780802130594) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Galileo Galilei |
Bertolt Brecht
Paperback | Pages: 155 pages Rating: 3.73 | 9191 Users | 380 Reviews
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| Title | : | Galileo |
| Author | : | Bertolt Brecht |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 155 pages |
| Published | : | January 11th 1994 by Grove Press (first published 1943) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Classics. Drama. Fiction. European Literature. German Literature. Theatre. Academic. School |
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Considered by many to be one of Brecht's masterpieces, Galileo explores the question of a scientist's social and ethical responsibility, as the brilliant Galileo must choose between his life and his life's work when confronted with the demands of the Inquisition. Through the dramatic characterization of the famous physicist, Brecht examines the issues of scientific morality and the difficult relationship between the intellectual and authority. This version of the play is the famous one that was brought to completion by Brecht himself, working with Charles Laughton, who played Galileo in the first two American productions (Hollywood and New York, 1947). Since then the play has become a classic in the world repertoire. "The play which most strongly stamped on my mind a sense of Brecht's great stature as an artist of the modern theatre was Galileo." - Harold Clurman; "Thoughtful and profoundly sensitive." - Newsweek.Rating Out Of Books Galileo
Ratings: 3.73 From 9191 Users | 380 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books Galileo
I just re-read Brecht's Galileo after 25 years. It is a masterful play on the issue of science's morality, its relationship with society and authority, and a pleasure to read.Brecht's Galileo is one of the most realistic, fully developed characters I've experienced so far. The author does not "contaminate" his work with exaggerations, and does not hesitate to add a little humour in what might have been a tragedy. And this is why he gives heroism a new meaning; to be a hero does not mean to sacrifice one's life. It is rather the kind of heroism that sacrifices the anticipations of people likes us: people who are so eager to grant heroism a taste of feverish
I had to read this for school, which is required reading numero tres for my Year 12 English class. (School starts tomorrow, and I'm so not fucking ready.)Overall, I don't really have an opinion on this book, hence the lack of a rating. I neither liked it nor hated it... but maybe this is because I didn't understand some of it. I'm sure I'll have a better understanding once we go over it in English class, but until then, I have no comments on this book.
One of the very many quotes that I utterly enjoyed from this play:"SAGREDO: Galileo, I see you embarking on a frightful road. It is a disastrous night when mankind sees the truth. And a delusive hour when it believes in human reason. What kind of person is said to go into things with his eyes open? One who is going to his doom. How could the people in power give free rein to somebody who knows the truth, even if it concerns the remotest stars? Do you imagine the Pope will hear the truth when you
In the Life of Galileo, Bertolt Brecht highlights the astronomers struggles with the Catholic Church, which opposed his work extending the theories of Copernicus and threatened him with torture. This was not an idle threat since the Church actually burned at the stake the heliocentric astronomer Giordano Bruno in 1600. It is interesting how leading clerics refused his offer to gaze through his primitive telescope, instead insisting on a philosophical dispute, preferably in Latin, about whether
What a powerful play. I've always heard the adage that plays are meant to be performed, not read. That's fine, but I still can't shake the belief that the most substantive plays must be written by substantive playwrights who must have just as masterful a command over the written word as the visual performance. Bertolt Brecht possesses that command. I've always loved The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, and recently added The Miracle Worker to my list of favorite plays, but even these undisputed
The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht is entertaining, educational, and intelligent.
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