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The philosophical problem of evil―that a supposedly good God could allow terrible human suffering―troubled the minds of eighteenth-century thinkers as it troubles us today. Voltaire’s classic novel __Candide__ relates the misadventures of a young optimist who leaves his sheltered childhood to find his way in a cruel and irrational world. Fast-paced and full of dark humor, the novel mocks the suggestion that “all is well” and challenges us to create a better world. This Broadview Edition follows the text of a 1759 English translation that was released concurrently with Voltaire’s first French edition. __Candide__ is supplemented by Voltaire’s most important poetic and humanistic writings on God and evil, the __Poem upon the Destruction of Lisbon__ and __We Must Take Sides__. The editor’s introduction situates the novel in its philosophical and intellectual setting; the appendices include other writings by Voltaire, as well as related writings by Bayle, Leibniz, Pope, Rousseau, and others that place the work in its poetic, philosophical, and humanistic contexts.

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Author

Voltaire

Publisher

Broadview Press Inc.

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781551117461

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Romance, Fiction, Philosophy

Rating

3.76 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14