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Links pertaining to Bertolt Brecht and the play Life of Galileo

Some short biographical sketches

• Galileo's Biography at the Galileo Project (Rice University).
• Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) at Kirjasto Books and Writers.
• Biography of Brecht at ClassicNotes.
• Bertolt Brecht -- article from Encyclopedia Britannica (1995).  Also here.

Some short poems by Brecht

• I hear you don't want to learn anything
• To Those Born After | also here. 
  • Brecht also produced another, version (a bit more elaborate):  To Posterity (translated by H.R. Hays) | also here and here.
• In the dark times
• Questions from a Worker Who Reads

• More poems by Brecht at Oldpoetry.com.
• Quotations from Brecht at PoemHunter.com.

Galileo and the Inquisition

• Galileo and the Inquisition at the Galileo Project (Rice University).
• The Trial of Galileo, an exhibit in the History of Science at Oklahoma University.  (The link is to the first of 5 pages.  The link to the next page is at the bottom right.)
• Douglas Linder, The Trial of Galileo at UMKC Law School Famous Trials site.  Also at The Jurist.
• Update:  The Trial of Galileo at Resource Center for Sociology, History and Philosophy in Science Teaching.
• Galileo Galilei, article in The Catholic Encyclopedia.
• The Myth of Galileo's Trial at 'Facing The Challenge' produced and distributed by Focus Radio (UK), "a Bible-based response to the challenges of postmodern culture."
• "Vatican admits Galileo correct" (Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct 92).
• Galileo and the Catholic Church by Robert Lockwood, Catholic League Director of Research.

Brecht's notion of "Epic Theatre"

• Brief definitions of "Epic Theatre" and "Alienation Effect."
• Notes on Epic Theatre and Alienation Effects by Delyse Ryan.  See also her lecture notes on Brecht's Theory of Drama.  (Scroll down to this label on the page linked to.)
• Narrative Information Flow in Drama:  Epic Theatre and Alienation Effects.
• Thinking Politically about Brecht and The Necessary Stage by Leon Boey Tze Shen.

More on Brecht

• International Brecht Society.
• Bertolt Brecht at Justin's Theatre and Drama Links.
• Brecht links at Yahoo! Playwrights.
• Brecht links at the University of Haifa Theatre Department.
• Brecht links at Google Directory.
• Brecht references at Questia Online Library.

More on Galileo

• The Galileo Project at Rice University.
• Galileo's Battle for the Heavens (NOVA).
• Galileo references at Questia Online Library.
• Bertolt Brecht, Brecht on Theatre : The Development of an Aesthetic, translated by John Willet (1994).
• Peter Machamer, ed, The Cambridge Companion to Galileo (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) (1998).

  Suggestions are welcome.  Please send your comments to lyman@ksu.edu .

   Compiled by Lyman A. Baker. 

  This page last updated 09 February 2005.