Candide

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Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.

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instanceOf novella
philosophical fiction
satirical work
author Voltaire
centralTheme critique of Leibnizian theodicy
critique of philosophical optimism
disillusionment and loss of naivety
satire of political corruption
satire of religious hypocrisy
the problem of evil and suffering
the value of practical work
countryOfOrigin France
criticizes aristocracy
colonialism
philosophical optimism
religious intolerance
war and militarism
famousLine Il faut cultiver notre jardin
firstPublishedAs Candide, ou l’Optimisme
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form prose fiction
genre philosophical novella
picaresque
satire
hasAdaptation Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein)
hasEnglishTitle Candide, or Optimism
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influencedBy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s philosophy of optimism
literaryMovement Enlightenment
literarySignificance major work of Enlightenment satire
one of Voltaire’s most famous works
mainCharacter Candide
Cunégonde
Martin
Pangloss
the Old Woman
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage French
publicationYear 1759
setting Eldorado
England
France
Portugal
South America
Spain
Turkey
Westphalia
structure episodic journey
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfNarrative 18th century

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Voltaire notableWork Candide
1755 Lisbon earthquake influenced Voltaire’s novel "Candide"
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Candide firstPublishedAs Candide, ou l’Optimisme
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Candide mainCharacter Candide
Candide hasEnglishTitle Candide, or Optimism
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La Princesse de Babylone partOf Voltaire's philosophical tales
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Zadig influenced Candide
Louis Bernstein notableWork Candide
French Enlightenment hasWork Candide
Harold Prince notableWork Candide (1974 revival)
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Theodicy relatedWork Candide
Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne associatedWorkOfAuthor Candide
Pangloss appearsIn Candide
Pangloss student Candide
Cunégonde appearsIn Candide
Cunégonde loveInterestOf Candide
Cunégonde engagedTo Candide
Cunégonde firstAppearance Candide, or Optimism
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Cunégonde workContext Candide was first published in 1759
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Martin appearsIn Candide
Martin contrastsWith Candide
Martin appearsAlongside Candide
Martin textualSource Candide, ou l’Optimisme
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the Old Woman appearsIn Candide
Candide basedOn Candide, or Optimism
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Candide mainCharacter Candide
Leonard Bernstein notableWork Candide
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John Byng memorializedIn Candide by Voltaire
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Harold Prince notableWork Candide
subject linked to: Harold Smith Prince