Candide - Original Edition - Voltaire - Books - Independently Published - 9798571680653 - November 28, 2020
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The novella begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply optimism) by his tutor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this existence, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not outright rejecting optimism, advocating an enigmatic precept, "we must cultivate our garden", in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds".

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 28, 2020
ISBN13 9798571680653
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 274
Dimensions 127 × 203 × 15 mm   ·   272 g
Language English  

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