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Candide, or Optimism (Paperback): Francois Voltaire Candide, or Optimism (Paperback)
Francois Voltaire; Translated by Theo Cuffe; Edited by Theo Cuffe; Introduction by Michael Wood
R247 R201 Discovery Miles 2 010 Save R46 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'The prince of philosophical novels' John Updike In Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. His eponymous hero is an innocent young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best'. But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own fortune. As he and his various companions roam over the world, an outrageous series of disasters - earthquakes, syphilis, the Inquisition - sorely test the young hero's optimism, holding a mirror up to all fanatics, zealots and moral reformers of humankind. Translated and Edited by Theo Cuffe with an Introduction by Michael Wood

Candide - Or Optimism (Paperback, 1st New impression): Francois Voltaire Candide - Or Optimism (Paperback, 1st New impression)
Francois Voltaire; Translated by John Butt; Introduction by John Butt
R330 R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this glorious satire, Voltaire brilliantly challenges the idea current in his day that 'all is for the best in the best of all worlds'.

The naïve Candide is literally kicked out of his childhood home when unfairly accused of sexual attentions towards his idol Lady Cunégonde. Yet Pangloss, the learned philosopher, has taught him the positive notion that all is for the best. And throughout his hilarious adventures and misfortunes, Candide remains true to Pangloss's creed, even when faced with ridiculous examples of injustice, suffering and despair. His incessant optimism appears to be justified in El Dorado, a Utopian land in which money and possessions are deemed worthless, yet ironically Candide is restless to leave this ideal society in search of worldly fulfilment.

Voltaire's scathing attack on vain and dreamy philosophizing remains as controversial and entertaining today as on its first publication in 1759.

Micromegas and Other Short Fictions (Paperback, Revised): Francois Voltaire Micromegas and Other Short Fictions (Paperback, Revised)
Francois Voltaire; Introduction by Haydn Mason; Translated by Theo Cuffe
R394 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R76 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Something between a tale and a polemic, these "fables of reason" are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing.

From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers, the stories in this collection pose moral, philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged as Voltaire mingles rationality and fantasy.

Philosophical Dictionary (Paperback, Revised): Francois Voltaire Philosophical Dictionary (Paperback, Revised)
Francois Voltaire; Translated by Theodore Besterman
R464 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R87 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Voltaire's irony, scrutiny, and passionate love of reason and justice are fully evident in this deliberately revolutionary series of essays on religion, metaphysics, society, and government.

Letters on England (Paperback): Francois Voltaire Letters on England (Paperback)
Francois Voltaire; Translated by Leonard Tancock
R392 R316 Discovery Miles 3 160 Save R76 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted.

Micromegas - un conte philosophique de Voltaire (French, Paperback): Francois Voltaire Micromegas - un conte philosophique de Voltaire (French, Paperback)
Francois Voltaire
R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Voltaire - Candide ou l'optimisme: Le texte integral avec les themes abordes et l'analyse des personnages (French,... Voltaire - Candide ou l'optimisme: Le texte integral avec les themes abordes et l'analyse des personnages (French, Paperback)
Francois Voltaire
R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Voltaire - Candide ou l'optimisme: Le texte en version integrale + un guide pratique pour analyser l'oeuvre de... Voltaire - Candide ou l'optimisme: Le texte en version integrale + un guide pratique pour analyser l'oeuvre de Voltaire (French, Paperback)
Francois Voltaire
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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