A selection of some significant critical works on Andre Gide are collected in this book. As a major writer of the twentieth century, his life and creative output, as-well as his role as a leading intellectual, attracted comment from contemporaries and continues to have relevance. This compilation offers a variety of perspectives that should inform and guide the reader. Each essay is prefaced by an introduction to set the piece in context and technical vocabulary has been clarified in a glossary of key terms.