Galileo in Rome
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-538400-0 (ISBN)
Galileo is one of a small group of thinkers who transformed Western culture. But to be at the forefront of ideas was a dangerous position to take at the turn of the sixteenth century, bringing the philosopher into constant conflict with the might of the curch. Galileo made six long visits to Rome in an attempt to get the church on his side. He was anxious to raise his profile in the Eternal City, where he spent some 500 days, meeting the pope, high-ranking ecclesiastics, and members of the literary establishment as well as other scientists.
It offers a regorous, but easy-to-understand, account of what happened during Galileo's visit to Rome. In the end, he overplayed his hand and the outcome was his dramatic condemnation by the church. Based on extensive archive research, the author paint a far more complex picture of the actions and motivations of both sides than has been published before, and show how it is that Galileo's failure to impress the church has not prevented him from becoming one of the leading thinkers of the day.
Geoffrey Block, Distinguished Professor of Music History at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, is the author of Ives: "Concord" Sonata (Cambridge, 1996) and Richard Rodgers, the inaugural volume of the Yale Broadway Masters series, for which he serves as general editor. He is also the editor of The Richard Rodgers Reader (Oxford, 2002) and the Series Editor for Oxford's new Broadway Legacies.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; APPENDIX A. SOURCES, PUBLISHED LIBRETTOS, AND VOCAL SCORES; APPENDIX B. LONG RUNS 1920S-1980S; APPENDIX C. THE FORTY LONGEST-RUNNING BOOK MUSICALS ON BROADWAY; APPENDIX D. SHOW BOAT; APPENDIX E. ANYTHING GOES; APPENDIX F. PORGY AND BESS: SONGS, ARIAS, AND THEMES; APPENDIX G. ON YOUR TOES: BROADWAY 1936 AND BROADWAY REVIVAL 1983; APPENDIX H. PAL JOEY: BROADWAY 1940 AND BROADWAY REVIVAL 1952; APPENDIX I. THE CRADLE WILL ROCK: BROADWAY 1937; APPENDIX J. LADY IN THE DARK: BROADWAY 1941; APPENDIX K. ONE TOUCH OF VENUS: BROADWAY 1943; APPENDIX L. CAROUSEL: BROADWAY 1945; APPENDIX M. KISS ME, KATE: BROADWAY 1948; APPENDIX N. GUYS AND DOLLS: BROADWAY 1950; APPENDIX O. THE MOST HAPPY FELLA: BROADWAY 1956; APPENDIX P. MY FAIR LADY: BROADWAY 1956; APPENDIX Q. WEST SIDE STORY: BROADWAY 1957; APPENDIX R. FOLLIES: BROADWAY 1971 AND LONDON REVIVAL 1987; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.11.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 41 Halftones |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 658 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-538400-8 / 0195384008 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-538400-0 / 9780195384000 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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