Project Gutenberg 2011-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 144 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Candide. Greek Ο Αγαθούλης Βιβλιοθήκη "Εκλεκτά Έργα", αριθ. 64 Translation of: Candide Produced by Sophia Canoni "Ο Αγαθούλης" by Voltaire is a satirical novella written in the 18th century. This work critiques the philosophical doctrine of optimism espoused by Leibniz, particularly the claim that our world is the best possible one. The narrative follows the misadventures of the naively optimistic protagonist, Aγαθούλης (Candide), as he faces a series of increasingly absurd and tragic events, reflecting the harsh realities of life and the folly of blind optimism. At the start of the novella, we are introduced to Aγαθούλης, who grows up in the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-Tronckh in Westphalia, blissfully believing in his tutor Pangloss's teachings that everything happens for the best. His idyllic life is shattered when he is expelled from the castle after a brief romantic encounter with the baron’s daughter, Cunégonde. Following his expulsion, Aγαθούλης embarks on a journey marked by misfortunes, including encounters with war, poverty, and betrayal, all while grappling with Pangloss's absurd philosophy. The opening portion sets the stage for Aγαθούλης's exploration of the world, where his optimistic beliefs are continually challenged by the harsh truths of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35280/35280-h/images/cover.jpg el Satire Optimism -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 379324 379333 2024-09-15T04:41:07.481882 2023-09-15T10:24:33.764653 text/html text/html 378413 2012-03-28T19:50:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 274530 2012-03-28T19:50:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 281638 2024-09-15T04:41:10.914881 application/epub+zip 284839 2024-09-15T04:41:08.071896 application/epub+zip 180533 2024-09-15T04:41:07.817896 application/epub+zip 435976 2024-09-15T04:41:13.212184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421266 2024-09-15T04:41:10.672860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317224 2022-09-16T07:57:05.175055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367810 2024-09-15T04:41:07.070881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367656 2012-03-28T19:50:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 105487 2012-03-28T19:50:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18489 2024-09-15T04:41:13.351856 application/rdf+xml 19536 2024-09-15T04:41:07.905895 image/jpeg 2896 2024-09-15T04:41:07.860894 image/jpeg 281054 2024-09-15T04:41:07.527908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia