Candide: Large Print Contributor(s): Voltaire (Author) |
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ISBN: 1093819138 ISBN-13: 9781093819137 Publisher: Independently Published
Binding Type: Paperback Published: April 2019 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8.5" W x 11" L (0.60 lbs) 110 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 28450 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Candide, ou l'Optimisme (1759) is a French satire by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire, English translations of which have been titled Candide: Or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: Or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Or, Optimism (1947). The novella 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 tutor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt... |
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