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Candide

Writer

Voltaire

Language

English

ISBN

9781788282390

Number of pages

128

Publisher

Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Category

Fiction

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Candide is a young man living a paradisaical life, mentored by a tutor, Professor Pangloss. When Candide falls for Cunegonde, the daughter of the Baron Thunder-ten-Tronkh, he is thrown out of the castle, which has been his home, and embarks upon a series of epic adventures. Satirical and witty, Voltaire pokes fun at the classical romantic adventures of the time. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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Çağının saygın idealistlerinden Leibniz’in "mümkün dünyaların en iyisinde yaşadığımıza" ilişkin inancı içten içe huzursuz eder Voltaire’i. Ne var ki, 1755 Lizbon depreminin yarattığı büyük yıkım, bu Fransız aydınlanma filozofunun tüm iyimser "safdil"lere karşı öfkesini köpürtür. Önce Lizbon Felaketi Üzerine Şiir’i yazar: "Lizbon mahvoldu ve insanlar Paris’te dans ediyor!.." Hızını alamaz ve Felaket’ten 4 yıl sonra 1759’da Candide veya İyimserlik (Candide, ou l’Optimisme)’i yazar.... Okuyunuz...

05.04.2023

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