Candide
(eBook)
Description
"Candide" is Voltaire's most famous work, a satirical masterpiece, which was first published in 1759. It is the story of its central character, the titular Candide, who lives a sheltered comfortable life and has been indoctrinated into the philosophy of Leibnizian optimism, by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. When Candide travels throughout the world he begins to witness the pervasive hardships of life, an experience that leads to his ultimate disillusionment with Leibnizian philosophy. Through this clever narrative Voltaire refutes the philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, whose central idea was that despite the apparent imperfections of the world, it was the best of all possible worlds because it was created by an all powerful and all knowing God. Voltaire found this philosophy insultingly ridiculous and within the humorous and satirical construct of this work he effectively exposes the idiocy of a philosophy that was so pervasive in his time. "Candide" is a fast-moving and fantastical tale which established Voltaire as not only one of the most important but controversial authors of his time. This edition is illustrated by Adrien Moreau and includes introductions by Philip Littell and J. M. Wheeler.
Subjects
More Details
Level 7.3, 5 Points
Notes
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Voltaire. (2020). Candide. [United States], Neeland Media LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Voltaire. 2020. Candide. [United States], Neeland Media LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Voltaire, Candide. [United States], Neeland Media LLC, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Voltaire. Candide. [United States], Neeland Media LLC, 2020.
Staff View
Hoopla Extract Information
| hooplaId | 14594243 |
|---|---|
| title | Candide |
| language | |
| kind | EBOOK |
| series | |
| season | |
| publisher | |
| price | 0.49 |
| active | 1 |
| pa | |
| profanity | |
| children | |
| demo | |
| duration | |
| rating | |
| abridged | |
| fiction | |
| purchaseModel | INSTANT |
| dateLastUpdated | Sep 29, 2021 06:13:59 PM |
Record Information
| Last File Modification Time | Sep 02, 2024 10:53:37 PM |
|---|---|
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 07, 2024 05:01:58 PM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 02597nam a22003855a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | MWT14594243 | ||
| 003 | MWT | ||
| 005 | 20240810021112.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
| 008 | 240810s2020 xxu eo 000 1 eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9781420977868 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 1420977865 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT14594243 |
| 029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9781420977868_180.jpeg | ||
| 037 | |a 14594243 |b Midwest Tape, LLC |n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
| 040 | |a Midwest |e rda | ||
| 099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Voltaire. |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Candide |h [electronic resource] / |c Voltaire. |
| 264 | 1 | |a [United States] : |b Neeland Media LLC, |c 2020. | |
| 264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (141 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file |2 rda | ||
| 506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
| 520 | |a "Candide" is Voltaire's most famous work, a satirical masterpiece, which was first published in 1759. It is the story of its central character, the titular Candide, who lives a sheltered comfortable life and has been indoctrinated into the philosophy of Leibnizian optimism, by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. When Candide travels throughout the world he begins to witness the pervasive hardships of life, an experience that leads to his ultimate disillusionment with Leibnizian philosophy. Through this clever narrative Voltaire refutes the philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, whose central idea was that despite the apparent imperfections of the world, it was the best of all possible worlds because it was created by an all powerful and all knowing God. Voltaire found this philosophy insultingly ridiculous and within the humorous and satirical construct of this work he effectively exposes the idiocy of a philosophy that was so pervasive in his time. "Candide" is a fast-moving and fantastical tale which established Voltaire as not only one of the most important but controversial authors of his time. This edition is illustrated by Adrien Moreau and includes introductions by Philip Littell and J. M. Wheeler. | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Fiction. |2 lcgft | |
| 710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14594243?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 |z Instantly available on hoopla. |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image |u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/csp_9781420977868_180.jpeg |