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Penguin Classics Introduction to Micromegas and Other Short Fictions by Voltaire (Penguin Classics)
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Micromgas: A Philosophical Story [in, Micromegas and Other Short Fictions: Translated by Theo Cuffe with an Introduction and Notes by Haydn Mason] (Penguin Classics).
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Micromegas and Other Short Fictions
Author: Francois Voltaire
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141960698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Something between a tale and a polemic, these "fables of reason" are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing. From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers, the stories in this collection pose moral, philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged as Voltaire mingles rationality and fantasy.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141960698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Something between a tale and a polemic, these "fables of reason" are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing. From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers, the stories in this collection pose moral, philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged as Voltaire mingles rationality and fantasy.
Candide
Author: Francois Voltaire
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0140455108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece With its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire’s masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that “all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by—as Candide would say—“the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.” For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0140455108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece With its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire’s masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that “all is for the best” even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by—as Candide would say—“the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.” For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Micromegas and Other Short Fictions
Author: Francois Voltaire
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0140446869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Somewhere between tales and polemics, these funny, ribald, and inventive pieces show Voltaire doing what he does best: brilliantly challenging received wisdom, religious intolerance, and naïve optimism. Traveling through strange environments, Voltaire's protagonists are educated, often by surprise, into the complexities and contradictions of their world. Arriving on Earth from the star Sirius, the gigantic explorer Micromégas discovers a diminutive people with an inflated idea of their own importance in the universe. Babouc in "The World as It Is" learns that humanity is equally capable of barbarism and remarkable altruism. Other characters include a little-known god of infidelity, a pretentious graduate who invites a savage to dinner, and an Indian fakir who puts up with a bed of nails to gain the adoration of his female disciples. These "fables of reason" challenge the assumptions of reader and protagonist alike.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0140446869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Somewhere between tales and polemics, these funny, ribald, and inventive pieces show Voltaire doing what he does best: brilliantly challenging received wisdom, religious intolerance, and naïve optimism. Traveling through strange environments, Voltaire's protagonists are educated, often by surprise, into the complexities and contradictions of their world. Arriving on Earth from the star Sirius, the gigantic explorer Micromégas discovers a diminutive people with an inflated idea of their own importance in the universe. Babouc in "The World as It Is" learns that humanity is equally capable of barbarism and remarkable altruism. Other characters include a little-known god of infidelity, a pretentious graduate who invites a savage to dinner, and an Indian fakir who puts up with a bed of nails to gain the adoration of his female disciples. These "fables of reason" challenge the assumptions of reader and protagonist alike.
Memnon Or Human Wisdom [in, Micromegas and Other Short Fictions: Translated by Theo Cuffe with an Introduction and Notes by Haydn Mason] (Penguin Classics).
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Pot-Pourri [in, Micromegas and Other Short Fictions: Translated by Theo Cuffe with an Introduction and Notes by Haydn Mason] (Penguin Classics).
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Penguin Classics
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101578149
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 941
Book Description
A Complete Annotated Listing More than 1,500 titles in print Authoritative introductions and notes by leading academics and contemporary authors Up-to-date translations from award-winning translators Readers guides and other resources available online Penguin Classics on air online radio programs
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101578149
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 941
Book Description
A Complete Annotated Listing More than 1,500 titles in print Authoritative introductions and notes by leading academics and contemporary authors Up-to-date translations from award-winning translators Readers guides and other resources available online Penguin Classics on air online radio programs
The One-eyed Porter [in, Micromegas and Other Short Fictions: Translated by Theo Cuffe with an Introduction and Notes by Haydn Mason] (Penguin Classics).
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The Portable Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101128127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Includes Part One of Candide; three stories; selections from The Philosophical Dictionary, The Lisbon Earthquake, and other works; and thirty-five letters.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101128127
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Includes Part One of Candide; three stories; selections from The Philosophical Dictionary, The Lisbon Earthquake, and other works; and thirty-five letters.