Along with Mother Courage; the character of Galileo is one of Brechts greatest creations; immensely live; human and complex. Unable to resist his appetite for scientific investigation; Galileos 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 Brecht scholar John Willett. The much shorter Laughton version is also included in full as an appendix; along with Brechts own copious notes on the play making this the most trusted scholarly edition of the text.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. there must be better resources out thereBy M. KarlIf youre interested in the history of Minneapolis parks; there must be better resources out there. This books consists of 200+ photos with captions. The writing is adequate; the historical photos are interesting; but the modern photos are mostly quite poor. The person who took the photos was careless; spending little or no time in composing the shots. Many photos are not level; are filled with foreground; or have too much contrast between sun and shade. Surprisingly poor photos abound. Each end of the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture is cut off by the photos frame. Only the top three stories of the Foshay Tower are visible above a nearby building. The photo of the wading pool in Minnehaha Parks Wabun Picnic Area is actually a closeup of a section of the pools guard rail. The photo of Longfellow House is blurry and off center; most of the frame is filled with grass and tree branches. One of the photos for the Midtown Greenway is of a railroad bridge that is not part of the Greenway and was taken at a distance from inside a car. (The rear-view mirror; windshield wiper; and glass tinting are clearly visible.) I could go on.If you want to see the historical photos and maybe learn a thing or two from the captions; then borrow this book from a library. Just avoid looking at the amateurish modern photos.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Inaccuracy on the first page I readBy john nI could hardly believe what this author wrote about Pershing field park in SW Minneapolis. He described the 1924 park building as nothing more than equal to a temporary edifice. An accurate photo of that building; a rare one; was shown looking west. It is clearly a large; two story permanent structure. Then he compares it with a more permanent "full-blown" community resource built fifty years later. Shown is a deceiving close-up photo to make that building look larger than it is. I know both buildings.In reality; the more modern building has no resources at all; except a few benches; a very small area to change from boots to skates during ice-skating season. This main park building does nothing but house the staff who work there part time. There is nothing there for the use of kids or adults of the community.The older structure; in which the baby-boom generation knew; housed a large crafts and woodworking areas; a skating-warming house area in the basement. It was also used for wrestling and other activities. Upstairs was a kitchen; more crafts area. Also a place for playing pool; movies; and the largest area was big enough for junior-high dances with more than one hundred fifty kids; and a live band. Amongst the kids who grew up at this park; it is unanimous that the city failed its citizens with the newer structure.The author certainly does not know what he is talking about. The gross errors make me wonder what else in the book is falsified.
