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9781319049010

Candide

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    9781319049010

  • ISBN10:

    131904901X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2016-04-15
  • Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

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Summary

Putting Voltaires portrayal of eighteenth-century European society into proper historical context, Candide, with Related Documents demonstrates how the complexities of his life relates to the events, philosophy, and characters of the novel.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Maps and Illustrations

PART ONE
INTRODUCTION: The Paradoxes of Voltaire

The Duality of Voltaire

Voltaire and the Old Regime
Absolute Monarchy
Nobility
Religion
Slavery

Candide
The Unhappy Voltaire
Voltaire against Leibniz
Ridicule, Sex, Irony

Note on Voltaire’s Vocabulary and the Present Translation

PART TWO
Candide, or Optimism

PART THREE
Related Documents
1. Voltaire, Letter to Catherine-Olympe du Noyer, November 28, 1713
2. Voltaire, Letter to Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, October 15, 1737
3. Voltaire, Letter to François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard dArnaud, October 14, 1749
4. Voltaire, Letter to Jean-Robert Tronchin, November 24, 1755
5. Omer Joly de Fleury, Letter to Henry- Léonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin, February 24, 1759
6. Voltaire, Letter to Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, February 25, 1759
7. Élie Fréron, Review of Candide, 1759
8. Le Code Noir (Black Code), 1685
9. Voltaire, Essay on the Customs and Spirit of Nations, 1756/1761

APPENDIXES
A Voltaire Chronology (1694-1791)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography

Index of Key Concepts

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