TRUTH AND REVOLUTION IN BERTOLT BRECHT’S "LIFE OF GALILEO"
TRUTH AND REVOLUTION IN BERTOLT BRECHT’S "LIFE OF GALILEO"
Author(s): Ingrid Nistor-SoponSubject(s): German Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature, Drama
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Bertolt Brecht; Galileo Galilei; revolution; epic theatre; scientific socialism;
Summary/Abstract: The revolutionary theatre of Bertolt Brecht distinguished itself by evaluating the structurality of social systems while exploring the alienation to which the individual is subjected in a society ruined by the class struggle for supremacy. In this context, through a historicization of the events in the life of the famous inventor Galileo Galilei, the confrontation for the use of the truth to fulfill one's own interests and the responsibility that the scientist bears for the social revolution, intended to destabilize the old order and abolish the class conflict, are presented.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 402-408
- Page Count: 7
- Language: German