Voltaire’s ‘Candide’ talks to us eloquently in this era of the pandemic and wild conspiracy theories
“Italy had its renaissance, Germany its reformation, France had Voltaire”, the historian Will Durant once commented. Born François-Marie Arouet, Voltaire (1694-1778) was known in his lifetime as the ...
In Voltaire’s “Candide,” the main character Candide travels through the world in the pursuit of reuniting with his one true love, the beautiful Cunégonde. Throughout his journey, Candide visits Lisbon ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Few shows so eloquently straddle the boundary between musical and operetta as “Candide,” Leonard ...
Matthew Sharpe works for Deakin, and received funding in the past from the ARC for work on the history of the idea of philosophy as a way of life. “Italy had its renaissance, Germany its reformation, ...
Reading is one of my passions. I like books that make me think. Voltaire’s Candide is one of those exceptional novels that work on the reader’s sensibilities. "‘The most useful books," he wrote, "are ...
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