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Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best; Candide: or, The Optimist; and Candide: Optimism. Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.
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- Titel
- Candide
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Voltaire
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2023
- Seitenzahl
- 106
- ISBN13
- 9789355845269
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historisches Thema, Philosophisches Thema, Abenteuer, Humor, Klassiker, Kriegsliteratur, Kriege, Frankreich, Schule, Französische Literatur, Novellen, Gesellschaftskritik, Reise, Flucht, 18. Jahrhundert, Satire, Glück, Pflichtlektüre, Aufklärung, Unglück, Philosophische Belletristik, Paradies, Kritik der Religion
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 1759
- Originaltitel
- Candide
- Bewertung
- 3,7 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best; Candide: or, The Optimist; and Candide: Optimism. Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.