Voltaire

Candide (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Candide is a French satirical novella first published in 1759 by Voltaire. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life and being indoctrinated in optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt finish of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. It concludes with Candide advocating a deeply practical precept, we must cultivate our garden, in lieu of the professor's earlier mantra, all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. Candide is recognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed as part of the Western canon; it is among the most frequently taught works of French literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dreamscape Media
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781974995035
• Artikelnr.: 52369069

Autorenporträt

François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 ¿ 30 May 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 his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.