Candide or Optimism
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Author
Contributors
Berg, Sander, translator.
Published
London, England : Alma classics, 2018.
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 20 cm.
Status
PCPLS - Portage Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
London, England : Alma classics, 2018.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Description
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.
Language
Translated from the French.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Voltaire, 1., & Berg, S. (2018). Candide or Optimism . Alma classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778 and Sander, Berg. 2018. Candide or Optimism. Alma classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778 and Sander, Berg. Candide or Optimism Alma classics, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Voltaire, 1694-1778,, and Sander Berg. Candide or Optimism Alma classics, 2018.
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