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Candide
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Focused on putting the story and author into proper historical context, Candide, with Related Documents shows you how the complexities of Voltaire's life relates to the events, philosophy, and characters of the novel.
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Foreword
Preface
Maps and Illustrations
PART ONE
INTRODUCTION: The Paradoxes of Voltaire
The Duality of Voltaire
Voltaire and the Old Regime
Absolute Monarchy
Nobility
Religion
Slavery
Candide
The Unhappy Voltaire
Voltaire against Leibniz
Ridicule, Sex, Irony
Note on Voltaire’s Vocabulary and the Present Translation
PART TWO
Candide, or Optimism
PART THREE
Related Documents
1. Voltaire, Letter to Catherine-Olympe du Noyer, November 28, 1713
2. Voltaire, Letter to Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, October 15, 1737
3. Voltaire, Letter to François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud, October 14, 1749
4. Voltaire, Letter to Jean-Robert Tronchin, November 24, 1755
5. Omer Joly de Fleury, Letter to Henry- Léonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin, February 24, 1759
6. Voltaire, Letter to Gabriel and Philibert Cramer, February 25, 1759
7. Élie Fréron, Review of Candide, 1759
8. Le Code Noir (Black Code), 1685
9. Voltaire, Essay on the Customs and Spirit of Nations, 1756/1761
APPENDIXES
A Voltaire Chronology (1694-1791)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography
Index of Key Concepts
Voltaire
Daniel Gordon
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