Introductory: ch. 1. What is "littérature engagée"? -- pt. 1. Descriptive: origin and development of "littérature engagée" in the life and works of Péguy, Aragon and Sartre: ch. 2. Péguy -- ch. 3. Aragon -- ch. 4. Sartre -- pt. 2. Literary problems: realism and poetry in the light of commitment: ch. 5. Realism and commitment -- ch. 6. Poetry and commitment.