Candide, Voltaire’s magnum opus, is a matchless satirical take-down of religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers. The novella unfolds as the sheltered and privileged Candide, a young man enraptured of his facile mentor Pangloss, experiences the hardships and injustices of life, forcing him to abandon the naïve notion that ‘all is for the best’ in favor of a practical determination that life is best lived ‘cultivating one’s garden.’ Considered by many to be one of the greatest achievements of Western literature, Candide has influenced modern writers of black humor such as Céline, Joseph Heller, John Barth, Thomas Pynchon, Kurt Vonnegut, and Terry Southern. This Warbler Classics edition includes notes, a glossary, and a detailed biographical timeline of Voltaire’s life and work.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contents
Introductionix
1. How Candide Was Brought Up in a Fine Castle, and How He Was Expelled Therefrom3
2. What Became of Candide among the Bulgarians6
3. How Candide Escaped from among the Bulgarians, and What Became of Him9
4. How Candide Met His Old Philosophy Teacher, Doctor Pangloss, and What Happened12
5. Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and What Happened to Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and the Anabaptist Jacques16
6. How They Held a Fine Auto-da-Fé to Prevent Earthquakes, and How Candide Was Flogged20
7. How an Old Woman Took Care of Candide, and How He Recovered That Which He Loved22
8. Cunégonde’s Story25
9. What Happened to Cunégonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and a Jew28
10. In What Distress Candide, Cunégonde, and the Old Woman Arrive at Cádiz; and About Their Embarkation31
11. The Old Woman’s Story34
12. Continuation of the Old Woman’s Misfortunes38
13. How Candide Was Obliged to Part from the Fair Cunégonde and the Old Woman42
14. How Candide and Cacambo Were Received by the Jesuits in Paraguay45
15. How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunégonde49
16. What Happened to the Two Travelers with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages Called Oreillons52
17. Arrival of Candide and His Valet in the Country of Eldorado, and What They Saw There57
18. What They Saw in the Land of Eldorado61
19. What Happened to Them in Surinam, and How Candide Made the Acquaintance of Martin67
20. What Happened to Candide and Martin at Sea73
21. Candide and Martin Approach the Coast of France, Reasoning76
22. What Happened to Candide and Martin in France78
23. Candide and Martin Go to the Coast of France; What They See There89
24. Paquette and Friar Giroflée91
25. Visit to the Venetian Nobleman, Lord Pococurante96
26. Of a Supper That Candide and Martin Had with Six Foreigners, and Who These Were102
27. Candide’s Voyage to Constantinople106
28. What Happened to Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin, et al.110
29. How Candide Found Cunégonde and the Old Woman Again113
30. Conclusion115
Notes and Glossary120
Biographical Timeline123
Circa l’autore
Donald M. Frame (1911-1991) was a scholar of French Renaissance literature and the Moore Professor Emeritus of French at Columbia University. He was a recognized authority on the work of Michel de Montaigne (Harold Bloom called Frame ‘the best modern Montaigne scholar’), as well as a respected translator of Rabelais and Moliere, among others.
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