A path to peace; fresh hope for the world: Dramatic explorations.9780874627527 A path to peace; fresh hope for the world: Dramatic explorations. Marcel, Gabriel Marcel, Gabriel (gäbrēĕl` märsĕl`) 1889–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic, b. Paris. A leading Christian existentialist, he became a Roman Catholic in 1929. . Ed. and trans. by Katharine Rose Hanley. Marquette University Press Marquette University Press is a university press. External link
2007 272 pages $30.00 Paperback Marquette studies in philosophy; no.54 PQ2625 This volume offers five plays by Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Honoré Marcel (December 7, 1889 Paris – October 8, 1973 Paris) was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and the author of about 30 plays. Marcel obtained the agregation in philosophy in 1910, at the unusually early age of 21. , a multi-talented playwright, dramatic and literary critic Noun 1. literary critic - a critic of literature critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art , and writer. The selection of plays provides examples of Marcel's concrete, direct dramatic approach to questions of interpersonal relations, love, family, commitment, and creative fidelity. Editor Hanley, a Marcel researcher and translator, also offers introductions to the plays in the form of interviews conducted by her editing assistant. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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