French Fiction, 18th Century French Literature - Literary Criticism, European Peoples & Cultures - Fiction & Literature, Humorous Fiction
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Overview
David Wootton's scalpel-sharp translation of Candide features a brilliant Introduction, a map of Candide's travels, and a selection of those writings of Voltaire, Leibniz, Pope and Rousseau crucial for fully appreciating this eighteenth-century satiric masterpiece that even today retains its celebrated bite.
"Wootton's edition is clearly the best on the market- the supporting material is brilliantly chosen and lavishly presented given the cost of the book."
-MIchael Kulikowski, Smith College
"Along with a brisk and very readable rendition of the text, this edition provides the material necessary for understanding the point of Voltaire's satire. Wootton's Introduction gives an excellent account of the dispute over optimism, and the supplementary texts show both the opposing points of view in this dispute, and its development on other texts of Voltaire."
-Christopher J. Kelly, co-editor, The Collected Writings of Rousseau
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co.
Pages
190
ISBN
9781603842839