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Candide, ou l'Optimisime

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Candide, ou l'Optimisime
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Voltaire
Edited by Eileen M. Angelini
Edited by Myrna Bell Rochester
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
ISBN/Barcode 9781585102471
ClassificationsDewey:323.442
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Publication Date 1 September 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in French), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in French, a current bibliography and study questions. Candide, Voltaire's picaresque 1759 novel and masterpiece of French satire, follows a naive young man on his disillusioning journey through life. Candide's fantastical adventures incorporate many actual historical events, such as the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Seven Years' War, as Voltaire parodies religion, governments, the military, philosophers, and the philosophy of good and evil.

Author Biography

Eileen M. Angelini (Ph.D. Brown University) is Professor of French at Canisius College and Fulbright Scholar. She has won multiple research grants from the U.S., French, and Canadian governments. She is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and the author of publications on literary analysis and on pedagogy. Her pedagogical publications focus on second language acquisition, the professions, and cross-cultural communication. Dr. Angelini is a Question Leader for the AP French Language and Culture Examination, a Senior Reviewer for the AP Audit, and a College Board Consultant. Myrna Bell Rochester (Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles) has taught at UCLA and at Stanford University. She is the co-author of college textbooks and educational materials, including several annotated texts in French literature for Focus Publishing.

Reviews

"By far the easiest and most helpful edition for American students to |follow.""Students enjoyed reading the background information and didn't find |the questions a chore. Although I've used other editions of Maupassant's Pierre et Jean and Moliere's L'Ecole des femmes in the past, I now have all my |students use this edition only."Deanna Scheffer at Episcopal High School, Jacksonville, FL