The Many Lives Of Galileo

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-13
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408160916

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Life Of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict between free enquiry and official ideology features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature Along with Mother Courage, the character of Galileo is one of Brecht's greatest creations, immensely live, human and complex. Unable to resist his appetite for scientific investigation, Galileo's heretical discoveries about the solar system bring him to the attention of the Inquisition. He is scared into publicly abjuring his theories but, despite his self-contempt, goes on working in private, eventually helping to smuggle his writings out of the country. As an examination of the problems that face not only the scientist but also the whole spirit of free inquiry when brought into conflict with the requirements of government or official ideology, Life of Galileo has few equals. Written in exile in 1937-9 and first performed in Zurich in 1943, Galileo was first staged in English in 1947 by Joseph Losey in a version jointly prepared by Brecht and Charles Laughton, who played the title role. Printed here is the complete translation by John Willett.

Author : Dougal McNeill
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Drama
ISBN : 3039105361

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The Many Lives of Galileo by Dougal McNeill Pdf

The Many Lives of Galileo is a Marxist study of the development of Bertolt Brecht's great play Galileo on the English stage. Tracing various translations of Brecht's original, and the historical and political moments surrounding these translations, Dougal McNeill examines how, across the distances of culture, history and language, The Life of Galileo has come to figure so prominently in the life of English-language theatre. The translations and productions of Galileo by Charles Laughton, Howard Brenton and David Hare are examined, in a method combining close reading with an attention to broader social contexts, with an eye to uncovering their implications for drama in performance. Brecht valued re-creation, re-invention and re-telling as much as creation itself. In this book the author applies Brecht's aesthetic to translations of his own work, following Laughton, Brenton and Hare as they set themselves the task of rewriting Brecht and, in the process, use him to comment on their own eras.

Author : Stefano Gattei
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691174891

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On the Life of Galileo by Stefano Gattei Pdf

The first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo’s life This unique critical edition presents key early biographical accounts of the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), written by his close contemporaries. Collected and translated into English for the first time and supplemented by an introduction and incisive annotations by Stefano Gattei, these documents paint an incomparable firsthand picture of Galileo and offer rare insights into the construction of his public image and the complex intertwining of science, religion, and politics in seventeenth-century Italy. Here in its entirety is Vincenzo Viviani’s Historical Account, an extensive and influential biography of Galileo written in 1654 by his last and most devoted pupil. Viviani’s text is accompanied by his “Letter to Prince Leopoldo de’ Medici on the Application of Pendulum to Clocks” (1659), his 1674 description of Galileo’s later works, and the long inscriptions on the façade of Viviani’s Florentine palace (1702). The collection also includes the “Adulatio perniciosa,” a Latin poem written in 1620 by Cardinal Maffeo Barberini—who, as Pope Urban VIII, would become Galileo’s prosecutor—as well as descriptive accounts that emerged from the Roman court and contemporary European biographers. Featuring the original texts in Italian, Latin, and French with their English translations on facing pages, this invaluable book shows how Galileo’s pupils, friends, and critics shaped the Galileo myth for centuries to come, and brings together in one volume the primary sources needed to understand the legendary scientist in his time.

Author : Clarice Swisher
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0737706716

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Galileo by Clarice Swisher Pdf

Because of Galileo's courageous campaign to change the methods of doing science, physicist Albert Einstein called him "the father of modern physics--indeed, of modern science altogether." A devout Catholic who wanted the church to maintain its authority and wisdom, Galileo worked tirelessly to persuade the church authorities to stop insisting that the sun revolved around a stationary earth, when there was evidence to prove otherwise. Galileo's persistence led to the Inquisition trying and sentencing him for heresy in 1633.

Author : Paul Tabor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Star Gazer by Paul Tabor Pdf

Author : Raymond J. Seeger
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781483185996

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Men of Physics by Raymond J. Seeger Pdf

Galileo Galilei, His Life and His Works is a biographic of Galileo Galilei. The text accounts some of the most important moments of Galileo’s life, along with his contribution in physics. The first part of the text covers the major aspects of Galileo’s. Part I details Galileo’s life as a student, professor, courtier, and author. Part II covers the major works of Galileo, such as magnetism, weight of air, alloy analysis, materials strength, falling bodies, and natural oscillations. The book will be of great interest to readers who have a keen interest in the history of physics.

Author : John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Astronomers
ISBN : UIUC:30112076256624

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Life of Galileo Galilei by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune Pdf

Author : Mario Livio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501194740

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Galileo by Mario Livio Pdf

An “intriguing and accessible” (Publishers Weekly) interpretation of the life of Galileo Galilei, one of history’s greatest and most fascinating scientists, that sheds new light on his discoveries and how he was challenged by science deniers. “We really need this story now, because we’re living through the next chapter of science denial” (Bill McKibben). Galileo’s story may be more relevant today than ever before. At present, we face enormous crises—such as minimizing the dangers of climate change—because the science behind these threats is erroneously questioned or ignored. Galileo encountered this problem 400 years ago. His discoveries, based on careful observations and ingenious experiments, contradicted conventional wisdom and the teachings of the church at the time. Consequently, in a blatant assault on freedom of thought, his books were forbidden by church authorities. Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio draws on his own scientific expertise and uses his “gifts as a great storyteller” (The Washington Post) to provide a “refreshing perspective” (Booklist) into how Galileo reached his bold new conclusions about the cosmos and the laws of nature. A freethinker who followed the evidence wherever it led him, Galileo was one of the most significant figures behind the scientific revolution. He believed that every educated person should know science as well as literature, and insisted on reaching the widest audience possible, publishing his books in Italian rather than Latin. Galileo was put on trial with his life in the balance for refusing to renounce his scientific convictions. He remains a hero and inspiration to scientists and all of those who respect science—which, as Livio reminds us in this “admirably clear and concise” (The Times, London) book, remains threatened everyday.

Author : Patricia Brennan Demuth,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780698198852

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Who Was Galileo? by Patricia Brennan Demuth,Who HQ Pdf

Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system. Patricia Brennan Demuth offers a sympathetic portrait of a brilliant man who lived in a time when speaking scientific truth to those in power was still a dangerous proposition.

Author : Bertolt Brecht
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0802130593

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Galileo by Bertolt Brecht Pdf

Dramatizes Galileo's conflict with the church over his assertion that the Earth revolves around the sun.

Author : Jr. James Reston
Publisher : Beard Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 158798251X

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Galileo by Jr. James Reston Pdf

A suspenseful narrative and spiritive rendition of the life of Galileo.

Author : Jennifer Boothroyd
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822564607

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Galileo Galilei by Jennifer Boothroyd Pdf

Author : Peter Sís
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Astronomers
ISBN : 0329040820

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Starry Messenger by Peter Sís Pdf

Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.

Author : Dava Sobel
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007382019

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Galileo’s Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel Pdf

From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.

Author : Raymond Seeger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:488848844

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Galileo Galilei, His Life and His Works by Raymond Seeger Pdf