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Candide : Or, optimism / Voltaire.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Voltaire, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2012.
- System Details:
- Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 743 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 224 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 743 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 220 KB).
- Summary:
- Every lover of classic literature should read Candide , the satirical masterpiece that shocked Paris upon its publication in 1759. The novel challenges many of the core assertions of Enlightenment philosophy and calls into question vast swaths of Christian dogma. Though widely banned after its publication, it propelled Voltaire to literary stardom and remains one of the most popular French novels ever written.
- Notes:
- Title from eBook information screen.
- ISBN:
- 9781620114223
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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