Prometheus Books, 1994. — 223 p. — ISBN: 0879758813 (ISBN13: 9780879758813) Joseph McCabe (Translator) Voltaire (1694-1778), novelist, dramatist, poet, philosopher, historian, and satirist, was one of the most renowned figures of the Age of Enlightenment. In this collection of anti-clerical works from the last twenty-five years of Voltaire's life, he roundly attacks the...
Dover Thrift Editions.
Witty and caustic, Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. In the story of the trials and travails of the youthful Candide, his mentor Dr. Pangloss, and a host of other characters, Voltaire mercilessly satirizes and exposes romance, science, philosophy, religion, and government.
1759.
Переиздание книги под названием Кандид всемирно известного французского писателя и философа Вольтера. Книга отличается от существующей на русском языке отсутствием редактирования и вступительных статей всевозможных интерпретаторов и исказителей подлинного текста Вольтера. Книга написана на английском языке, состоит из 30 глав, является ценным пособием для учащихся,...
Barnes and Noble Classics, 2003. — 146 p. — ISBN: 159308028X (ISBN13: 9781593080280) Gita May (Introduction), Henry Morley (Translation), Lauren Walsh (Revision) Are evil and tragedy part of a cosmic plan that mere humans are blind to? Should we just accept our fates with the belief that everything happens for a good reason, that we live in "the best of all possible worlds"?...
Penguin Books Ltd, 2002. — 208 p. — ISBN: 1101492694 (ISBN13: 9781101492697) Somewhere between tales and polemics, these funny, ribald, and inventive pieces show Voltaire doing what he does best: brilliantly challenging received wisdom, religious intolerance, and naïve optimism. Traveling through strange environments, Voltaire's protagonists are educated, often by surprise,...
Penguin Books, 1977. — 569 p. — ISBN: 0140150412 (ISBN13: 9780140150414) Ben Ray Redman (Editor) Editor's introduction Some dates in the life of Voltaire Brief bibliography of works Voltaire Philosophical dictionary Selections Miscellany Candide Zadig Micromegas Story of a good Brahmin Letters Essay on the manners and spirit of nations: Recapitulation Lisbon earthquake...
Penguin Books Ltd, 2006. — 192 p. — ISBN: 9780141961057 John Everett Butt (Editor) One of Voltaire's earliest tales, Zadig is set in the exotic East and is told in the comic spirit of Candide; L'Ingenu, written after Candide, is a darker tale in which an American Indian records his impressions of France
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