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.
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Contents
Introduction
1 How Candide Was Brought Up in a Fine Castle, and How He Was Expelled Therefrom
2 What Became of Candide among the Bulgarians
3 How Candide Escaped from among the Bulgarians, and What Became of Him
4 How Candide Met His Old Philosophy Teacher, Doctor Pangloss, and What Happened
5 Tempest, Shipwreck, Earthquake, and What Happened to Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and the Anabaptist Jacques
6 How They Held a Fine Auto-da-Fé to Prevent Earthquakes, and How Candide Was Flogged
7 How an Old Woman Took Care of Candide, and How He Recovered That Which He Loved
8 Cunégonde’s Story
9 What Happened to Cunégonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and a Jew
10 In What Distress Candide, Cunégonde, and the Old Woman Arrive at Cádiz; and About Their Embarkation
11 The Old Woman’s Story
12 Continuation of the Old Woman’s Misfortunes
13 How Candide Was Obliged to Part from the Fair Cunégonde and the Old Woman
14 How Candide and Cacambo Were Received by the Jesuits in Paraguay
15 How Candide Killed the Brother of His Dear Cunégonde
16 What Happened to the Two Travelers with Two Girls, Two Monkeys, and the Savages Called Oreillons
17 Arrival of Candide and His Valet in the Country of Eldorado, and What They Saw There
18 What They Saw in the Land of Eldorado
19 What Happened to Them in Surinam, and How Candide Made the Acquaintance of Martin
20 What Happened to Candide and Martin at Sea
21 Candide and Martin Approach the Coast of France, Reasoning
22 What Happened to Candide and Martin in France
23 Candide and Martin Go to the Coast of France; What They See There
24 Paquette and Friar Giroflée
25 Visit to the Venetian Nobleman, Lord Pococurante
26 Of a Supper That Candide and Martin Had with Six Foreigners, and Who These Were
27 Candide’s Voyage to Constantinople
28 What Happened to Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin, et al.
29 How Candide Found Cunégonde and the Old Woman Again
30 Conclusion
Notes and Glossary
Biographical Timeline
Despre autor
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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