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  1. Life of Galileo
    Published: 1986
    Publisher:  Methuen Drama, London ; Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    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... more

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    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.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Willett, John; Rorrison, Hugh
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781408162880
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    Series: Bloomsbury Drama Online - Core Collection
    Other subjects: Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (192 pages)