| Genre: | Drama |
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| Language : | English |
| Published: | January 01, 2000 |
| Edition: | 8th |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780141184555 |
| ISBN10: | 0141184558 |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Dimensions: | 5.91 x 8.66 x 0.98 inches |
| Weight: | 167.26 g |
About the Book
These three plays, diverse in subject but thematically coherent, illuminate one of Sartre's major philosophical concerns: the struggle to live and act freely in a complex and constricting world. Lucifer and the Lord, Sartre's favourite among his plays, explores this theme in depth, dealing in the process with fundamental questions of faith and disillusionment; in Huis Clos - arguably Sartre's most important play - he contends that 'Hell is other people', and details the afterlife of three souls trapped together in locked room and the torments that they inflict on each other; while The Respectable Prostitute, set in the Deep South of America, is concerned with racism, subjugation and the demands of conscience.