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CandideCOPY LINK IN DESCRIPTIONTO DOWNLOAD THIS BOOKCopy Link >> https://getpdf.readbooks.link/yupu/1503253791Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, aphilosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella hasbeen 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 paradiseand being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simplyquotoptimismquot) by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. Thework describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followedby Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses andexperiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludeswith Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating adeeply practical precept, quotwe must cultivate ourgardenquot, in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss,quotall is for the bestquot in the quotbest of all possible
worldsquot.Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone aswell as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. Apicaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more seriousbildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romanceclich#233s, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tonethat is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed areoften based on historical happenings, such as the SevenYears' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophersof Voltaire's day contended with the problem of evil, so toodoes Candide in this short novel, albeit more directly andhumorously. Voltaire ridicules religion, theologians,governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers throughallegory most conspicuously, he assaults Leibniz and hisoptimism.As expected by Voltaire, Candide has enjoyed bothgreat success and great scandal. Immediately after itssecretive publication, the book was widely banned because itcontained religious blasphemy, political sedition andintellectual hostility hidden under a thin veil of na#239vet#233.However, with its sharp wit and insightful portrayal of thehuman condition, the novel has since inspired many laterauthors and artists to mimic and adapt it. Today, Candide isrecognized as Voltaire's magnum opus and is often listed aspart of the Western canon it is arguably taught more than anyother work of French literature. Martin Seymour-Smith haslisted Candide as one of The 100 Most Influential Books EverWritten.

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