Gabriel Marcel is a master of subtle examinations of conscience, of deceit, of crises in the bourgeois milieu he has chosen to dramatize. Departig from the usual line of classical French dramaturgy, where characters desire to know, these fascinating plays are preoccupied with their characters' passionate desire to be known. Included in this collection are a preface by the author and three plays: A Man of God, Ariadne, and The Votive Candle (originally titled The Funeral Pyre).
