| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 132 pages) |
| Note |
"Translated from the German of Dr. Ralph with additions found in the doctor's pocket when he died, at Minden, in the yar of our Lord 1759." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132). |
| Contents |
How Candide was raised in a noble mansion, and how he was driven -- What happened to Candide among the Bulgars -- How Candide saved himself from the Bulgars, and what became of him -- How Candide met his old philosophy teacher, Doctor Pangloss, and what had happened to him -- Tempest, shipwreck, earthquake, and what happened to Doctor Pangloss, Candide, and Jacques the Anabaptist -- How they had a beautiful auto-da-fé in order to put an end to the earthquake, and how Candide was flogged -- How an old woman took care of Candide and how he got back his beloved -- Cunégonde's story -- What happened to Cunégonde, to Candide, to the Grand Inquisitor, and to a Jew -- In what difficulty Candide, Cunégonde, and the old woman reached Cadiz, and how they boarded a ship -- The old woman's story -- More about the old woman's misfortunes -- How Candide was forced to leave lovely Cunégonde and the old woman -- How Candide and Cacambo were greeted by the Jesuits of Paraguay -- How Candide killed his dear Cunégonde's brother -- What happened to the two travelers with two girls, two monkeys, and the savages known as Oreillons -- Arrival of Candide and his valet in the land of Eldorado, and what they saw there -- What they saw in Eldorado -- How they got to Surinam, and how Candide came to know Martin -- What happened at sea to Candide and Martin -- Candide and Martin approach the French coast and argue -- What happened to Candide and Martin in France -- Candide and Martin reach the British coast, and what they see there -- Paquette and Friar Giroflée -- Visit to Lord Pococuranté, a nobleman of Venice -- A dinner that Candide and Martin shared with six foreigners, and who they were -- Candide's journey to Constantinople -- What happened to Candide, Cunégonde, Pangloss, Martin, etc. -- How Candide found Cunégonde and the old woman. |
| Summary |
"In this new translation of Voltaire's Candide, distinguished translator Burton Raffel captures the French novel's irreverent spirit and offers a vivid, contemporary version of the 250-year-old text. Raffel casts the novel in an English idiom that - had Voltaire been a twenty-first-century American - he might himself have employed. The translation is immediate and unencumbered, and for the first time makes Voltaire the satirist a wicked pleasure for English-speaking readers."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
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Voltaire, 1694-1778. |
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French literature -- 18th century.
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Satire, French -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Raffel, Burton.
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| Added Title |
Candide. English
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Candide |
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Optimism |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Voltaire, 1694-1778. Candide. English. Candide, or, Optimism. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005 0300106556 9780300106558 (DLC) 2004022916 (OCoLC)56613745 |
| ISBN |
9780300127782 (electronic bk.) |
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0300127782 (electronic bk.) |
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9780300106558 (clothbound ; alk. paper) |
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0300106556 (clothbound ; alk. paper) |
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1281729698 |
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9781281729699 |
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