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Candide, or Optimism, 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). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, 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.
Publisher
Tredition Classics
Publication year
2020
ISBN-13
9783963619021
Language
English
Subjects
SatirePhilosophical FictionEnlightenment LiteratureAdventureSocial CommentaryClassic LiteratureFrench LiteratureCritique of Optimism18th CenturyPolitical Satire

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