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Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious Bildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so too does Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly and humorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers through allegory; most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and his optimism.
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9781522968566 | Createspace Independent Pub, December 29, 2015, cover price $11.95
9781519434227 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 20, 2015, cover price $5.65 | About this edition: Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
9781507875568 | Createspace Independent Pub, February 6, 2015, cover price $6.99
9781503253797 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 28, 2014, cover price $6.99
9781503148239 | Createspace Independent Pub, November 15, 2014, cover price $7.00
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9781511625258 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 7, 2015, cover price $11.99 | About this edition: Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire by Voltaire.
Product Description: Candide by Voltaire with an introduction by Philip Littell. Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947)...read more
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9781501096525 | Createspace Independent Pub, September 7, 2014, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Candide by Voltaire with an introduction by Philip Littell.
Product Description: Candide By Voltaire - A French Satire - COMPLETE EDITION - CLASSIC LITERATURE - Candide, ou l'Optimisme, is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: or, Optimism (1947)...read more
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9781499128482 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 12, 2014, cover price $8.45 | About this edition: Candide By Voltaire - A French Satire - COMPLETE EDITION - CLASSIC LITERATURE - Candide, ou l'Optimisme, is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
Product Description: (Opera). This wonderful new American opera, based on the unforgettable Tennessee Williams play, has been broadcast around the world and recorded live on Deutsche Grammaphon, and it's been a big hit ever since its premiere last year at the San Francisco Opera...read more
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9780793599745 | G Schirmer Inc, November 1, 1999, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: (Opera).
Product Description: Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baronâs castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is âthe best of all possible worlds.â Candide falls in love with the baronâs young daughter, Cunégonde...read more
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9781496007063 | Createspace Independent Pub, February 1, 1918, cover price $10.99 | About this edition: Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron.
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