Candide oder Der Optimismus erzählt von den Abenteuern des gutgläubigen Candide, der seinem Lehrer nur allzu leichtfertig geglaubt hat, daß die Welt gut sei und alles Geschehen unausweichlich zu einem guten Ende kommen werde.
One of Voltaire's earliest tales, Zadig is set in the exotic East and is told in the comic spirit of Candide; L'Ingenu, written after Candide, is a darker tale in which an American Indian records his impressions of France
Voltaire's brilliant satirical assault on what he saw as the naively optimistic philosophy of the Enlightenment, Candide, or Optimism is a dazzling picaresque novel, translated and edited by Theo Cuffe with an introduction by Michael Wood in Penguin Classics. Brought up in the household of a German Baron, Candide is an open-minded young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief, inspired by Leibniz, that 'all is for the best in this, the best of all possible worlds'. But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own fortune. As he and his various companions roam over the world, an outrageous series of disasters befall them - earthquakes, syphilis, a brush with the Inquisition, murder - sorely testing the young hero's optimism. In Candide , Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of his time, to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. Theo Cuffe's translation brilliantly conveys Voltaire's acerbic humour. In his introduction, Michael Wood discusses Voltaire's satirical attack on contemporary philosophy. This edition also contains a map, extensive notes, table of dates, further reading and appendices including extracts from Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary. Francois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), better known by his pseudonym Voltaire, was a French writer and satirist, the embodiment of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Among his best-known works is the satirical novel Candide (1759). If you enjoyed Candide , you might like Laurence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman , also available in Penguin Classics. 'The prince of philosophical novels' John Updike, author of Rabbit, Run '[An] excellent new translation' Robert McCrum, Observer
Tells of the hilarious adventures of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that "all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, first published in 1764, is a series of short, radical essays - alphabetically arranged - that form a brilliant and bitter analysis of the social and religious conventions that then dominated eighteenth-century French thought. One of the masterpieces of the Enlightenment, this enormously influential work of sardonic wit - more a collection of essays arranged alphabetically, than a conventional dictionary - considers such diverse subjects as Abraham and Atheism, Faith and Freedom of Thought, Miracles and Moses. Repeatedly condemned by civil and religious authorities, Voltaire's work argues passionately for the cause of reason and justice, and criticizes Christian theology and contemporary attitudes towards war and society - and claims, as he regards the world around him: 'common sense is not so common'.
Découvrez en version bilingue un ouvrage auquel les crimes commis à Paris en janvier 2015 au nom d'une interprétation extrémiste de principes religieux ont donné une bien triste actualité. Il s'agit du « Traité sur la Tolérance » écrit en 1763 par Voltaire et accompagné de sa traduction anglaise effectuée en 1912 par Joseph McCabe.
La collezione "Conoscere un'opera" offre di sapere tutto su L'ingenuo di Voltaire, grazie a una scheda di lettura tanto completa quanto dettagliata. La redazione, chiara e accessibile, permette una migliore comprensione dell'opera analizzata. Questa scheda di lettura è conforme a una carta di qualità creata da un team d'insegnanti. La presente guida contiene la biografia di Voltaire, la presentazione dell'opera, il riassunto dettagliato (capitolo per capitolo), le ragioni del suo successo, i temi principali e l'analisi del movimento letterario.
