Voltaire
1) Candide
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
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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. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism (or simply "optimism") by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and...
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With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaires masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that "all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book...
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1993
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Candide ou l'Optimisme est un conte philosophique écrit par Voltaire en 1759. Il suit les aventures de Candide, un jeune homme optimiste qui croit que tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes, mais qui est confronté à de nombreux malheurs et injustices. Il voyage à travers le monde, rencontrant des personnages hauts en couleur et des situations absurdes, tout en étant confronté à des problèmes tels que la guerre, la famine, la pauvreté...
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The spirit of satire flourished during the Enlightenment as in no other period, and the crowning achievement of that caustic, brilliantly learned age was Voltaire's Candide, published in 1759, at the height of its author's enormous European fame. Following the worldwide encounters - with shipwrecks, earthquakes, pestilence, and human insanity - of its hero and his incomparably absurd tutor, Dr. Pangloss, Candide is the most entertaining of all philosophical...
6) Collected Works of Voltaire The complete romances, including Candide, and the Ignorant Philosopher
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The complete romances, including Candide, and the Ignorant Philosopher.
9) Collected works of Voltaire: the complete romances, including Candide, and the Ignorant philosopher
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[19--?]
12) The velocipastor
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[2019].
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After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to use it to fight crime, and ninjas.
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2022.
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An entertaining and wide-ranging collection of science fiction short stories featuring space aliens, spectacular inventions, futuristic technologies and vividly imagined worlds. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Classic Science Fiction Stories is selected and introduced...
15) Hamlet
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In Shakespeare's powerful drama of destiny and revenge, "Hamlet", the troubled prince of Denmark, must overcome his own self-doubt and avenge the murder of his father. Contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on "Hamlet", as well as a biography on Shakespeare.
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2022.
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"An entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time looks at works from the eighteenth century to the present day, spanning multiple genres, cultures, and countries. Davis provides a guide to some of the best short novels of all time. The works span from the eighteenth century to the present day, covering multiple genres, cultures, and countries, and are arranged alphabetically by title. Each short (4-to-6 pages) profile includes the...
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©2005
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Presents John Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost," in which Satan attempts to exact revenge on God after being cast out of Heaven, and includes explanatory notes; source texts such as Bible selections and prose works by Milton; and forty-eight works of criticism by such figures as John Dryden, William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, T.S. Eliot, C.S. Lewis, Northrop Frye, Stanley Fish, and Helen Vendler.
Written at a time of personal and political...
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©2003
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Profiles forty-nine important literary works with settings from ancient times to the Harlem Renaissance, providing plot summaries; identifying the historic events of the time periods in which the works are set and during which they were written; and examining the ways the authors explored such events in their writing.
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