Life of Galileo /

This play depicts the Renaissance scientist Galilei Galileo in a brutal struggle for freedom from authoritarian dogma. Unable to resist his appetite for scientific investigation, Galileo comes in conflict with the Inquisition.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
Other Authors: Willett, John, 1917-2002, Manheim, Ralph, 1907-1992
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
German
Published: London : Methuen Drama, 2001.
Series:Methuen modern plays.
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Online Access:Full text (Emerson users only)
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Summary:This play depicts the Renaissance scientist Galilei Galileo in a brutal struggle for freedom from authoritarian dogma. Unable to resist his appetite for scientific investigation, Galileo comes in conflict with the Inquisition.
Item Description:This translation originally published: London: Eyre Methuen 1980.
Translated from the German.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 265 pages).
DOI:10.5040/9781408169599.00000003