Candide
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ISBN13: 9781519434227
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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 clich#65533;s, 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.
| ISBN-13 | 9781519434227 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1519434227 |
| Weight | 0.37 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.30 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $5.65 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 118 pages |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Published On | 2015-11-20 |
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