Candide
"Candide" is both a withering satire of the optimistic ideas of the philosopher Leibniz and an exuberant, often violent, picaresque novel. The naive "Candide" ('candid') is forced out of a sheltered life to wander and face the world's violence and treachery, all the while seeking his love Cunégonde and reuniting with his former tutor Pangloss. Some consider it the prolific Voltaire's greatest work; it is generally considered one of the world's great novels.
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Candide
"Candide" is both a withering satire of the optimistic ideas of the philosopher Leibniz and an exuberant, often violent, picaresque novel. The naive "Candide" ('candid') is forced out of a sheltered life to wander and face the world's violence and treachery, all the while seeking his love Cunégonde and reuniting with his former tutor Pangloss. Some consider it the prolific Voltaire's greatest work; it is generally considered one of the world's great novels.
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Candide

Candide

by Voltaire
Candide

Candide

by Voltaire

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Overview

"Candide" is both a withering satire of the optimistic ideas of the philosopher Leibniz and an exuberant, often violent, picaresque novel. The naive "Candide" ('candid') is forced out of a sheltered life to wander and face the world's violence and treachery, all the while seeking his love Cunégonde and reuniting with his former tutor Pangloss. Some consider it the prolific Voltaire's greatest work; it is generally considered one of the world's great novels.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940012168658
Publisher: Revenant
Publication date: 01/07/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 234 KB

About the Author

"Voltaire" was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet (1694 – 1778). Though he is known by some for his novel "Candide", he was far more than a novelist or even a writer. As the latter he wrote in virtually every genre - history, philosophy, drama, essays, scientific works - and often produced major works in each. He was also a political and social activist who challenged many of the established institutions of his name (though he himself was friends with royalty). His satirical gift served him both creatively and strategically and made him as entertaining as he was monumental a writer. With all this, he also managed to become very rich and had a magnificent estate at Ferney. He is considered one of the major figures of the Enlightenment.
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