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- Candide - Wikipedia
Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( kɒnˈdiːd kon-DEED, [5] French: [kɑ̃did] ⓘ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, [6] first published in 1759
- Candide: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes
Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron He grows up in the baron’s castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is “the best of all possible worlds ” Candide falls in love with the baron’s young daughter, Cunégonde
- The Project Gutenberg eBook of Candide, by Voltaire.
Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a gayer place for readers Voltaire wrote it in three days, and five or six generations have found that its laughter does not grow old "Candide" has not aged
- Candide | Introduction Summary | Britannica
At the opening of the novel, its eponymous hero, the young and naive Candide, whose very name bespeaks innocence, is being schooled in this optimistic philosophy by his tutor Pangloss, who claims that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds "
- Candide by Voltaire Plot Summary - LitCharts
Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman flee all the way to Buenos Aires in South America, where Candide is put in charge of a military company mustered for the war against the rebelling Jesuits in Paraguay
- Candide by Voltaire - Goodreads
On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan
- CANDIDE - ESP
Candide and with the greatest civility and politeness invited him to dine with them “Gentlemen,” replied Candide, with a most engaging modesty, you do me much honor, but upon my word I have no money ” “Money, sir!” said one of the blues to him, “young persons of your appearance and merit never pay anything; why, are not you five feet
- Candide Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes
Voltaire’s Candide is a French, satirical novella that has become an important part of the English canon The novella parodies adventure and romance tropes while it employs biting satirical criticism against everything from the government, church, and army to famous philosophers and philosophies
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