Candide, Zadig, and Selected Stories
With Candide-a classic parody of the romantic, coming-of-age story-and the fifteen other stories in this indispensible collection, Voltaire derided the bureaucracies of his day with ruthless wit. His dissections of science, spiritual faith, legal systems, vanity, and love make him the undisputed...
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With Candide-a classic parody of the romantic, coming-of-age story-and the fifteen other stories in this indispensible collection, Voltaire derided the bureaucracies of his day with ruthless wit. His dissections of science, spiritual faith, legal systems, vanity, and love make him the undisputed master of social commentary
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451514103 (0451514106)
Publish date: May 1st 1961
Publisher: Signet Classics
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Humor,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Philosophy,
College,
France,
Short Stories,
18th Century
This book is a collection of some of Voltaire's fictional stories, in which he criticizes many commonly held views in his day. Religion, philosophy, and politics were all attacked, as nothing was sacred from Voltaire's semi-comedic criticism. The criticisms he makes of his contemporary society are u...
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