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The Recantation of Galileo Galilei

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  34m

Eric Bentley

"Witty, humane, inspired." - Detroit Free Press

The author portrays Galileo as a spoiled darling of the establishment until he fails in his attempt to convince his contemporaries of his view of the universe. Only then does he become a scientific and social revolutionary. …

The Recantation of Galileo Galilei

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    34m

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The author portrays Galileo as a spoiled darling of the establishment until he fails in his attempt to convince his contemporaries of his view of the universe. Only then does he become a scientific and social revolutionary.
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    • Mild Adult Themes

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"Witty, humane, inspired." -Detroit Free Press

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Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley
Eric Bentley was born in England in 1916, became an American citizen in 1948, in 1998 was inducted into the (American) Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 2011 won a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Scholar, critic, teacher, performer, translator and, final ...
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