text Candide, or Optimism
- Summary
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In this witty political satire, a gentleman plagued by misfortune clings to the belief that all is for the best. Voltaire mocks the eternal optimist philosophy of his day that proclaimed human and natural disasters part of a larger cosmic plan.
- Contents
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Candide, or optimism -- The alternative version of the opening of chapter 22 -- Voltaire's poem on the Lisbon disaster -- Entries from Voltaire's philosophical dictionary.
- Format
- text
- Description
- xxxvii, 155 p. : maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books 2005
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 843.5 VOL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| TADL-WOOD | 843.5 VOL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 843.5 VOL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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