Life of Galileo
By: Bertolt Brecht ; translated from the German by John Willett; with commentary and notes by Hugh Rorrison
Contributors: Willett, John, 1917-2002; Rorrison, Hugh
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 1986
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Drama
Work titles: Leben des Galilei
Description: The figure of Galileo, whose 'heretical' discoveries about the solar system brought him to the attention of the Inquisition, is one of Brecht's most human and complex creations. Temporarily silenced by the Inquisition's threat of torture, and forced to abjure his theories publicly, Galileo continues to work in private, eventually smuggling his work out of the country.