Collected Plays: Volume Five Part One
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Bertolt Brecht's Collected Plays: Volume Five Part One presents one of the twentieth century's most formidable dramatic voices at the height of his powers, gathering within a single volume the landmark work Life of Galileo — a searing theatrical meditation on science, conscience, and the crushing weight of institutional authority. Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition's stranglehold on Renaissance Italy, the play chronicles the brilliant astronomer Galileo Galilei as he is forced to reckon with the collision between intellectual truth and personal survival, a conflict that resonates as profoundly today as when it was first staged. Translated with precision and care by John Willett, this edition preserves the muscular, dialectical energy that defines Brecht's dramatic language. Edited by the eminent Brecht scholars John Willett and Ralph Manheim, this volume is an indispensable cornerstone of any serious theatre library, offering meticulously annotated texts that illuminate the playwright's Epic Theatre techniques — his celebrated use of the Verfremdungseffekt, or alienation effect, designed to provoke critical thought rather than passive emotional surrender. Brecht's dramatic universe is one of relentless moral interrogation, where no hero escapes unscrutinised and no institution goes unchallenged. Whether you are a scholar, director, or devoted reader of world drama, this collection will leave you questioning where exactly the boundary lies between necessary compromise and unforgivable cowardice.
Author: Bertolt Brecht
Format: Paperback
Genre: Plays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Bertolt Brecht's Collected Plays: Volume Five Part One presents one of the twentieth century's most formidable dramatic voices at the height of his powers, gathering within a single volume the landmark work Life of Galileo — a searing theatrical meditation on science, conscience, and the crushing weight of institutional authority. Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition's stranglehold on Renaissance Italy, the play chronicles the brilliant astronomer Galileo Galilei as he is forced to reckon with the collision between intellectual truth and personal survival, a conflict that resonates as profoundly today as when it was first staged. Translated with precision and care by John Willett, this edition preserves the muscular, dialectical energy that defines Brecht's dramatic language. Edited by the eminent Brecht scholars John Willett and Ralph Manheim, this volume is an indispensable cornerstone of any serious theatre library, offering meticulously annotated texts that illuminate the playwright's Epic Theatre techniques — his celebrated use of the Verfremdungseffekt, or alienation effect, designed to provoke critical thought rather than passive emotional surrender. Brecht's dramatic universe is one of relentless moral interrogation, where no hero escapes unscrutinised and no institution goes unchallenged. Whether you are a scholar, director, or devoted reader of world drama, this collection will leave you questioning where exactly the boundary lies between necessary compromise and unforgivable cowardice.