Published on the eve of the philosopherplaywrights centenary this study offers a wideranging reappraisal of Sartres complete dramatic opus from the inaugural nativity play Bariona 1940 to the swansong chorus of Armageddon Les Troyennes 1965. It draws on a close reading of Sartres writings in philosophy literature and criticism and provides an extensive survey of journalistic and academic reception. Each play is situated in relation both to Sartres intellectual evolution and to the broader historical context. This is the first fulllength study in English for more than thirty years covering the whole of Sartres theatre and it will interest students of twentiethcentury European drama as well as those of modern French literature and ideas.