Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Life of Galileo -- Texts by Brecht -- Foreword -- The Life of Galileo is not a tragedy -- Portrayal of the Church -- Three notes on the character of Galileo -- Drafts for a foreword to Life of...
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Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Life of Galileo -- Texts by Brecht -- Foreword -- The Life of Galileo is not a tragedy -- Portrayal of the Church -- Three notes on the character of Galileo -- Drafts for a foreword to Life of Galileo -- Unvarnished picture of a new age -- Praise or condemnation of Galileo? -- Prologue to the American production -- Epilogue of the scientists -- Notes on individual scenes -- Building up a part: Laughton's Galileo -- Note of two conversations with Caspar Neher about Life of Galileo -- Editorial Notes -- 1. General -- 2. The first version, 1938-1943 -- 3. The American version, 1944-1947 -- 4. The Berlin version, 1953-1956 -- Appendix -- Galileo by Bertolt Brecht translated by Charles Laughton -- Imprint Page.