Candide (Dover Thrift Editions)

Candide (Dover Thrift Editions)

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Caustic and hilarious, Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. It concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide, disciple of Dr. Pangloss, who was himself a disciple of Leibniz. In the course of his travels and adventures in Europe and South America, Candide saw and suffered such misfortune that it was difficult for him to believe this was "the best of all possible worlds" as Dr. Pangloss had assured him. Indeed, it seemed to be quite the opposite. In brilliantly skewering such naïveté, Voltaire mercilessly exposes and satirizes romance, science, philosophy, religion, and government — the ideas and forces that permeate and control the lives of men. After many trials and travails, Candide is reunited with Cunegonde, his sweetheart. He then buys a little farm in Turkey where he and Cunegonde, Dr. Pangloss and others all retire. In the end, Candide decides that the best thing in the world is to cultivate one's own garden. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
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Read my full review here:https://tessasworldofthings.blogspot.de/2015/10/candide-by-voltaire.htmlCandide is the illegitimate son of a German baron's sister and grew up in his palace. His teacher, the philosopher Pangloss, raised Candide to be an incurable optimist, who believes that everything in the world is meant to be and therefore perfect. When he was a little older, Candide fell in love with the baron's daughter Cunegund and was, therefore, chased away. From now on, Candide had to look after himself and, because he thought it was a good idea and got pretty much talked into doing it, joined the Bulgarian army.From this day forward Candide travelled over multiple continents, while being put through wars, natural disasters, imprisonment and slavery. Even though he becomes destitute and watches other people suffer, Candide never looses his optimism. Not even, after he finds Cunegund and loses her over and over again. At the end, Candide finds the way into a land of bliss.

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