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Candide Summary
| Candide is about a man who believes in the philosophy that: "what happens, happens for the best in the end." that was taught to him by his personal philosopher Dr. Panlosss. Candide goes through many, many trials and everyone he meets has had something terrible happen to them. He searches the world over for his love Cundgonde. And in the end finds that the simplest things in life: love, friends, and health are all that matters. This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable. |
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The story of a gentle man who clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds," even though he's been slapped in every direction by fate. On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that - contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss - all is not always for the best. |
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| How is it possible that the lovely Candide and the sage Pangloss should be at Lisbon, the one to receive a hundred lashes, and the other to be hanged by order of My Lord Inquisitor, of whom I am so great a favorite? Pangloss deceived me most cruelly, in saying that everything is for the best.' |
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| While Candide is without a doubt a farcical, humorous, and far-fetched tale, a seriousness lies beneath its satirical veneer. Candide is the story of an innocent young man embarking on a series of adventures during which he discovers much evil in the world. Throughout his journey Candide believes in and adheres to the philosophy of his teacher, Pangloss, that "all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds." This philosophy was prevalent during Voltaire's day, and Candide is Voltaire's scathing response to what he saw as an absurd belief that for its followers, the Optimists, was an easy way to rationalize evil and suffering. |
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Oft sind es die "kleinen" Werke, die einen Autor unsterblich machen - so auch bei Voltaire. "Candide" will eigentlich nur die Leipnizsche Lehre von "der besten aller Welten" lächerlich machen, doch er tut das in Form eines so hinreißend skurrilen Reiseabenteuers und mit so bissigem Spott, daß "Candide" auch nach fast 250 Jahren lesenswert bleibt wie am ersten Tag. Voltaire, eigentlich François Marie Arouet, wurde 1694 in Paris geboren. Nach seiner Ausbildung im Jesuitenkolleg kam er schnell in Kontakt mit Zirkeln der Frühaufklärung. Sein Spott auf Philippe II brachte ihm schon 1717 eine elfmonatige Haft in der Bastille ein. Er nutzte die Zeit um das Nationalepos "Henriade" im Stil von Vergils "Aeneis" und die erste seiner 27 Tragödien zu schreiben. Als ihm 1726 erneut die Verhaftung drohte (diesmal wegen eines Ehrenhandels) floh er für drei Jahre nach Großbritannien, wo er sich mit den Werken Newtons und Lockes auseinandersetzte. In den "Letters concerning the English Nation" (1733, deutsch: "Philosophische Briefe") verglich er die geistigen und politischen Verhältnisse Englands und Frankreichs und übte heftige Kritik an der Kirche. Die "Briefe" wurden auf Geheiß des Pariser Parlaments verbrannt und Voltaire mußte sich einer weiteren Verhaftung durch Flucht auf das Schloß der Marquise du Châtelet entziehen. Gemeinsam mit der Marquise widmete er sich gründlich den Naturwissenschaften. Die aus dieser Zusammenarbeit entstandenen Werke trugen wesentlich zur Verbreitung des Newtonschen Gedankenguts in Europa bei. Nach dem Tod der Marquise folgte Voltaire, der sich trotz seiner Aufnahme in die Académie française nicht anerkannt fand, 1750 einer Einladung Friedrichs II nach Potsdam. Voltaire und Friedrich II blieben seitdem in inniger Haßliebe verbunden. Nach einem Zerwürfnis zog er sich schließlich 1753 an den Genfer See zurück und erwarb Dorf und Schloß Ferney. Als Lotterieeinnehmer, Waffenhändler und Geldverleiher reich geworden, verbrachte er die letzten beiden Jahrzehnte seines Lebens in feudalem Stil in Gesellschaft seiner Nichte und Geliebten sowie zahlreicher Bediensteter. Sein Werk ist so vielseitig und umfangreich, daß hier eine Mengenangabe genügen soll: Die Gesamtausgabe von 1829-40 umfaßt 70 Bände, Seine Korrespondenz in der Ausgabe von 1953-65 ganze 107 Bände. Obwohl in seiner Lebensweise zutiefst dem Ancien régime verhaftet, gehörte er zu dessen schärfsten Kritikern und vertrat kompromißlos Vernunft und Menschenrechte. Voltaire starb 1778 in Paris. |
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| Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distringuished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work. |
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