Candido, o El Optimismo by Voltaire
"Candido, o El Optimismo" by Voltaire is a French satirical novella first published in 1759. Young Candide lives a sheltered life in paradise, taught Leibnizian optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss, who preaches that "all is for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds." This lifestyle abruptly ends, thrusting Candide into a series of hardships that slowly disillusion him. Through bitter humor and a fast-moving plot, Voltaire ridicules religion, governments,
and philosophical optimism itself, ultimately advocating the practical wisdom: "we must cultivate our garden." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
|---|---|
| Title | Candido, o El Optimismo |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1ndido |
| Credits | Produced by Tom Richards, Arno Peters, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Optimism -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 7109 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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