num_pages: 352
description: Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First published in 1759, it was an instant bestseller and has come to be regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. What Candide does for chivalric romance, the other tales in this selection--Micromegas, Zadig, The Ingenu, and The White Bull--do for science fiction, the Oriental tale, the sentimental novel, and the Old Testament. The most extensive one-volume selection currently available, this new edition includes a new verse translation of the story Voltaire based on Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale: What Pleases the Ladies and opens with a revised introduction that reflects recent critical debates, including a new section on Candide.
language: English
title: Candide and Other Stories
titlecomplete: Candide and Other Stories
genres: Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Philosophy, French Literature, Novels, 18th Century, Literature, Classics, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 4742
places: Paris, Westphalia, Bordeaux, Buenos Aires, Lisbon
publisher: Oxford University Press