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Candide
—Voltaire, 1694-1778, author.
1999

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Candide is about a man who believes in the philosophy that "what happens, happens for the best in the end" that was taught to him by his personal philosopher, Dr. Pangloss. Candide goes through many, many trials and everyone he meets has had something terrible happen to them. He searches the world over for his love Cunégonde and in the end, finds that the simplest things in life: love, friends, and health are all that matters.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9780312218164
  • 9780312148546
  • 0312148542

Description: x, 138 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Title: Candide. English

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 135) and index.

Contents:

  • Pt. 1. Introduction: The Paradoxes of Voltaire
  • The Duality of Voltaire
  • Voltaire and the Old Regime
  • Candide
  • Note on Voltaire's Vocabulary and the Present Translation
  • Pt. 2. Candide, or Optimism
  • Pt. 3. Related Documents
  • A Voltaire Chronology (1694-1791)
  • Questions for Consideration.

LCCN: 98085192

Control Number: 2825952

Publisher: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, [1999]
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