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Candide and Other Stories(1st Edition)
(Oxford World's Classics)
von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Roger Voltaire/ Pearson, Francois Voltaire
Paperback, 352 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953561-3, ISBN: 0-19-953561-2

"Political satire doesn't age well, but occasionally a diatribe contains enough art and universal mirth to survive long after its timeliness has passed. Candide is such a book. Penned by that Renaissance man of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Candide is steeped in the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750s. But for the general reader, the novel's driving principle is clear enough: the idea (endemic in Voltaire's day) that we ..."

Candide and Other Stories(Updated)
(Oxford World's Classics)
von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Roger Pearson, Francois Voltaire
Paperback, 384 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-283426-3, ISBN: 0-19-283426-6

"'If this is the best of all possible worlds, then what must the others be like?' "Candide", published simultaneously in five European capitals in 1759, became an instant bestseller and is now regarded by many as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. A master story-teller, Voltaire found the philosophical tale the perfect vehicle for his preoccupations with evil, human folly, and intolerance. He combined often wildly entertaining ac ..."

Candide and Other Stories
(Oxford World's Classics)
von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Roger Pearson, Francois Voltaire
Paperback, 352 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-280726-7, ISBN: 0-19-280726-9

"'If this is the best of all possible worlds, then what must the others be like?' Young Candide is tossed on a hilarious tide of misfortune, experiencing the full horror and injustice of this 'best of all possible worlds' - the Old and the New - before finally accepting that his old philosophy tutor Dr Pangloss has got it all wrong. There are no grounds for his daft theory of Optimism. Yet life goes on. We must cultivate our garden, ..."

Candide and Other Stories Voltaire and Pearson, Roger
von Roger Pearson Voltaire, Francois Voltaire
Paperback, 336 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1990 von Oxford Univ Pr (T)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-281730-3, ISBN: 0-19-281730-2

"Candide, the wittiest and best-loved book of a genius who is still unequaled in his ability to spin art out of philosophy, became a huge bestseller in Europe after it was published in 1759. Voltaire, skeptical of the systems of philosophy that were floated about to explain the workings of the world, used this satirical story about the optimist Candide and his friend Dr. Pangloss to interrogate and discredit the philosophies and approach ..."