Zadig : or the book of fate / Voltaire.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophers--Iraq--Babylon (Extinct city)--Fiction.

Philosophers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Auckland, New Zealand] : Floating Press, 1749.

Summary:

Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire's novel Zadig, or The Book of Fate skillfully weaves the story of its ancient Babylonian philosopher. Not trying for adherence to history, Voltaire's story is full of thinly veiled references to the social and political issues his own time. This appropriately philosophical work holds up human life as being led by destiny beyond our control. The moral transformations that take place within Zadig tell of overturning orthodoxy in religion and in metaphysical beliefs. After Candide, this is said by many to be Voltaire's greatest work.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Contents

Dedication

The Approbation

Chapter I The Blind Eye

Chapter II The Nose

Chapter III The Dog and the Horse

Chapter IV The Envious Man

Chapter V The Force of Generosity

Chap VI - The Judgments

Chapter VII The Force of Jealousy

Chapter VIII The Thrash'd Wife

Chapter IX The Captive

Chapter X The Funeral Pile

Chapter XI The Evening's Entertainment

Chapter XII The Rendezvous

Chapter XIII The Free-Booter

Chapter XIV The Fisherman

Chapter XV The Basilisk

Chapter XVI The Tournaments

Chapter XVII The Hermit

Chapter XVIII The Ænigmas, or Riddles

Endnotes.

Notes:

Description based on online resource : title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2014).

ISBN:

1-77556-805-9

OCLC:

922903804