Candide pdf

弗朗索瓦-玛丽·阿鲁埃（François-Marie Arouet，1694 年 11 月 21 日 - 1778 年 5 月 30 日）是法国启蒙运动作家、历史学家和哲学家。他以他的化名伏尔泰而闻名，他以机智和对基督教——尤其是罗马天主教会——和奴隶制的批评而闻名。伏尔泰是言论自由、宗教自由和政教分离的倡导者。

伏尔泰是一位多才多艺且多产的作家，创作了几乎所有文学形式的作品，包括戏剧、诗歌、小说、散文、历史和科学论述。他写了 20,000 多封信件和 2,000 本书和小册子。伏尔泰是第一批在国际上享有盛誉并在商业上取得成功的作家之一。他是公民自由的直言不讳的倡导者，并且不断受到法国天主教君主制严格审查法的威胁。他的论战讽刺了当时的偏执、宗教教条和法国制度。他最著名的作品和巨著《老实人》是一部中篇小说，它评论、批评和嘲笑他那个时代的许多事件、思想家和哲学。

Candide pdf 伏尔泰

Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.