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Candide: A Norton Critical Edition
Voltaire
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Description for Candide: A Norton Critical Edition
Paperback. Candide has been delighting readers since 1759 with its satiric wit, provocations, and warnings. Editor(s): Cronk, Nicholas. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
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The novella has never been out of print and has been translated into every conceivable language. The text of this Norton Critical Edition remains that of Robert M. Adams’s superlative translation, accompanied by explanatory annotations.
This edition also includes: A full introduction by Nicholas Cronk; Five background studies of Enlightenment ideas and themes (by Richard Holmes, Adam Gopnik,...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393932522
SKU
V9780393932522
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About Voltaire
Nicholas Cronk is Director of the Voltaire Foundation, Professor of French Literature, and Lecturer in the History of the Book at Oxford University. He is General Editor of the Complete Works of Voltaire as well as editor or co-editor of many publications. His current research project is Voltaire's Radical Enlightenment: Editing and Re-Interpreting the Lettres sur les Anglais, for which...
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"I have used this text in Western Civ courses many times. It is definitely the best and most accessible Candide available. The annotations are especially helpful to students (and to their professors)."
Mark W. McLeod, Gonzaga University "The Norton Critical Edition of Candide is a teaching gem, with clear, unmistakable glosses, an accurate translation and just enough background...
Read moreMark W. McLeod, Gonzaga University "The Norton Critical Edition of Candide is a teaching gem, with clear, unmistakable glosses, an accurate translation and just enough background...