... the Renaissance period, stated, "Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite". Bertolt Brecht, in writing Life of Galileo, plants the essence of Quintilian's quote in his text through Galileo's actions. Though Galileo loses his passion for science, his appetite for food always remains, reflecting his acceptance of ... reality and abandonment of his ideal for human reason. Near the beginning of the work, Galileo's appetite for food is significantly less important ... than that for knowledge, as he firmly ho...

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... play Galileo Galilei is about the famous scientist of the Renaissance age, Galileo. Galileo tried to show the church that the copernican system is actually true; however the church accepted the Aristotle's way of thought and therefore the inventions Galileo announced were considered as a blasphemy to the Bible. This is the basic story of Galileo; however Brecht tried to find out what is humane behind this story. Beginning from the facts, he created a totally dramatic ... play which shows the reader the way Galileo ... ...

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