Life of Galileo
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Life of Galileo, also known simply as Galileo, is a play by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht which was first published in 1940. It is 131 pages long. A screen adaptation of the play was made in 1975, under the title Galileo. It was directed by Joseph Losey.
The plot of the play concerns the latter period of the life of Galileo Galilei, the great Italian natural philosopher, who was persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church for his promolugation of his scientific discoveries. The play embraces such themes as the conflict between the dogmatic church and science, as well as constancy in the face of oppression. Template:Theat-stub