{"product_id":"a-life-of-galileo-paperback","title":"A Life of Galileo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Ravenhill\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably Brecht's greatest play, \u003ci\u003eA Life of Galileo\u003c\/i\u003e charts the seventeenth century scientist's extraordinary fight with the church over his assertion that the earth orbits the sun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe figure of Galileo, whose 'heretical' discoveries about the solar system brought him to the attention of the Inquisition, is one of Brecht's more 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrecht's beautiful depiction of the explosive struggle between scientific discovery and religious fundamentalism is captured masterfully in this new translation by RSC writer-in-residence, Mark Ravenhill.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBertolt Brecht \u003c\/b\u003eis acknowledged as one of the great dramatists whose plays, work with the Berliner Ensemble and writing have had a considerable influence on the theatre. His landmark plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e and, while exiled from Germany and living in the USA, such masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eLife of Galileo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Courage and Her Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Caucasian Chalk Circle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Ravenhill\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most distinctive contemporary UK playwrights. He burst on to the theatre scene in 1996 with the huge hit \u003ci\u003eShopping and Fucking\u003c\/i\u003e. He has continued to garner critical acclaim for plays that include \u003ci\u003eSome Explicit Polaroids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Clap's Molly House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShoot\/Get Treasure\/Repeat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Life in Three Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTen Plagues\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Writer in Residence at the RSC.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717474717759,"sku":"9781472507419","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a7ac9e23670bfffbc33ddc466fcf8044.webp?v=1765078602","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-life-of-galileo-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}