54. A Path to Peace. Fresh Hope for the World. Dramatic Explorations By Gabriel Marcel. Five Plays. Translated & Introduced by Katharine Rose Hanley. ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-752-7 & ISBN-10: 0-87462-752-4. Paper. 272 pages. $30
The plays in this volume reveal Marcel’s concrete dramatic approach to questions regarding interpersonal relations, love, family, commitment, and creative fidelity, as these are requisite attitudes and steps along the path to peace in personal, interpersonal, international and multicultural situations. These plays artfully invite readers’ personal reflections in order to clarify their stances on these and similar issues.
Included here:
- The Heart of Others
- Dot the I
- The Double Expertise
- The Lantern
- Colombyre or the Torch of Peace
Plus interviews with the translator concerning each play as well as a listing of texts & audio visuals materials for use in a classroom setting. Marcel’s contributions have been recognized internationally with prestigious awards including: France’s National Prize for Literature, the Pirkheimer Prize for Humanism, and the Goethe Peace Prize for promoting peace beyond national frontiers.
K.R. Hanley, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Le Moyne College and past President of the Gabriel Marcel Society. Professor Hanley has written and lectured extensively on Gabriel Marcel.
Marquette University Press
