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Voltaire presents Candide: An introduction to the Age of Enlightenment

A dramatization of Voltaire's satiric masterpiece provides a look at the history and culture of 18th century Western civilization. Voltaire acts as commentator and host., Dramatizes Voltaire's satirical story of Candide, an innocent young man whose suffering leads one to doubt the optimistic philosophy that was popular during the "Age of Enlightenment." Uses comments by an actor who portrays Voltaire to tie together Candide's adventures and to explain Voltaire's imprisonment and exile due to the publication of this story. Presents the four main characters of the story and follows Candide as he is expelled by the Baron; tricked into the Bulgarian army; caught in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; tortured by the Inquisition; and commits double murder. Takes an ironic look at this "best of all possible worlds." A dramatization of Voltaire's satiric masterpiece provides a look at the history and culture of 18th century Western civilization. Voltaire acts as commentator and host.
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A dramatization of Voltaire's satiric masterpiece provides a look at the history and culture of 18th century Western civilization. Voltaire acts as commentator and host., Dramatizes Voltaire's satirical story of Candide, an innocent young man whose suffering leads one to doubt the optimistic philosophy that was popular during the "Age of Enlightenment." Uses comments by an actor who portrays Voltaire to tie together Candide's adventures and to explain Voltaire's imprisonment and exile due to the publication of this story. Presents the four main characters of the story and follows Candide as he is expelled by the Baron; tricked into the Bulgarian army; caught in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; tortured by the Inquisition; and commits double murder. Takes an ironic look at this "best of all possible worlds.", NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Humanities program - philosophy and political thought

  1. The Spirit of the Renaissance 1971
  2. The Reformation: Age of revolt 1973
  3. Talking with Thoreau: Twentieth-century conversations 1975
  4. Voltaire presents Candide: An introduction to the Age of Enlightenment 1976

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