Like many of you I find existentialism an interesting subject. Searching through these message boards I've found a lot of recommendation threads often listing the same authors, the big names in existential literature: Camus, Satre, Kafka, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky, etc.. I've read some of their work and found it to be interesting, a little confusing here and there and even enjoyable at times.
But what I'm looking for is a book that looks at the subject of existentialism as a whole. A book that examines the theories of the subject's main contributors. Not necessarily with the idea of trying to unify their views but rather to give a history of existentialism, its development and perhaps even its place in modern society.
Any suggestions?