On Revolution, Paperback by Sartre, Jean-Paul; Turner, Chris (TRN), Like New ...

On Revolution, Paperback by Sartre, Jean-Paul; Turner, Chris (TRN), ISBN 0857429051, ISBN-13 9780857429056, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US<b>A two-part essay on the &#8220;myth&#8221; of revolution and the figure of the artist.</b><br><br> Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull Sartre Library now presents some of his most incisive philosophical, cultural, and literary critical essays in twelve newly designed and affordable editions.<br> &#160;<br><i>On Revolution</i> consists of a long essay in two parts in which Sartre dwells upon the &#8220;myth&#8221; of revolution and goes on to analyze revolutionary ideas in fascism and, especially, Marxism. In the second essay, Sartre examines the figure of the artist and his conscience, especially in relation to communism.<br> &#160;