As a result, Brecht and his family exiled themselves from the country and took up residence in Denmark, where the first version of the Life of Galileo, then called The Earth Moves, was written, not because Brecht had interest in the man or his research, but because the conflicts Galileo encountered in his lifetime could create a parallel to Brecht's modern world, which was highly influenced and controlled by the Nazis in the late 1930's. In this premiere version of the play, Brecht's Marxist views allow him to outline themes of control, the good for all humanity, freedom of e...

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