Candide, or Optimism
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Contributors
Cuffe, Theo, translator.
Published
New York, New York Penguin Books, 2014.
Physical Desc
ix, 214 pages ; 20 cm.
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Published
New York, New York Penguin Books, 2014.
Format
Book
Language
English
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V is for Voltaire. Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Voltaire tells of the ludicrous adventures and reversals of fortune of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that "all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. A satirical challenge to the empty optimism prevalent in Voltaire's eighteenth-century society is both controversial and entertaining, but also vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by--as Candide would say--"the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Voltaire, 1., & Cuffe, T. (2014). Candide, or Optimism . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778 and Theo, Cuffe. 2014. Candide, or Optimism. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778 and Theo, Cuffe. Candide, or Optimism Penguin Books, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778,, and Theo Cuffe. Candide, or Optimism Penguin Books, 2014.
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