Life of Galileo
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Life of Galileo is a play by Bertolt Brecht that dramatizes the conflict between scientific discovery and religious authority through the life of astronomer Galileo Galilei.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of Galileo canonical | 2 |
| Galileo (1975 film) | 1 |
| Life of Galileo (productions) | 1 |
| The Life of Galileo | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | didactic play ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique | Verfremdungseffekt ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
conflict between individual and authority
ⓘ
recantation under pressure ⓘ use of knowledge for social progress ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Andrea Sarti
ⓘ
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine ⓘ
surface form:
Cardinal Bellarmin
Cosimo de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Cosimo de’ Medici
Ludovico Marsili ⓘ Sagredo ⓘ The Little Monk ⓘ Virginia Galilei ⓘ |
| firstVersionCompletedIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| genre |
epic theatre
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptation
ⓘ
television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
American version
ⓘ
Berlin version ⓘ Danish production version ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted |
Galileo’s recantation
ⓘ
Galileo affair ⓘ
surface form:
trial of Galileo
|
| includesMotif |
movement of the Earth around the Sun
ⓘ
telescope as symbol of scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| influenced | modern political theatre ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Galileo Galilei ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Berliner Ensemble production ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent | Marxism ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Denmark ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Copenhagen ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| revisedIn |
1945
ⓘ
1955 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Italy ⓘ |
| structure | 15 scenes ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Inquisition ⓘ conflict between science and religion ⓘ ethics of science ⓘ responsibility of scientists ⓘ scientific discovery ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Life of Galileo (productions)
this entity surface form:
The Life of Galileo
this entity surface form:
Galileo (1975 film)