Candide, ou l'Optimisme, is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759, following a young man named Candide who lives a sheltered life indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss before undergoing slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses great hardships in the world. Characterized by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot, the picaresque novella parodies many adventure and romance cliches in a tone that is bitter and matter-of-fact, with Voltaire ridiculing religion, theologians and governments as philosophers of his day contended with the problem of evil. It has been widely translated, with English versions including Candidus, or All for the Best (1759), and concludes with the practical precept that we must cultivate our garden. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Was Candide ever banned?
Yes. It was widely banned for blasphemy and sedition soon after publication.
Yes. Immediately after its secretive publication, Candide was widely banned on the grounds of blasphemy and sedition.
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Candide, ou l'Optimisme...is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759.
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is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759.
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Candide, ou l'Optimisme, is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759, following a young man named Candide who lives a sheltered life indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor Professor Pangloss before undergoing slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses great hardships in the world.
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Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( kon-DEED or kahn-DEED, French: [kɑ̃did] ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candidus: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947).
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Candide, ou l'Optimisme...is a French satire written by Voltaire.
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is a French satire written by Voltaire
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