One of the great works of Western literature, Voltaire's Candide is an entertaining romp of a tale with profound philosophical underpinnings. Its plot, which sees the eponymous hero experience one calamity after another, elegantly delineates Voltaire's belief that no matter what may befall us, "All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds."
One of the great works of Western literature, Voltaire's Candide is an entertaining romp of a tale with profound philosophical underpinnings. Its plot, which sees the eponymous hero experience one calamity after another, elegantly delineates Voltaire's belief that no matter what may befall us, "All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds."
François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity as a whole and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.
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