Candide

Creators

• Voltaire, author

Canon Rationale

A core Enlightenment satire, included for philosophical fiction, optimism, catastrophe, religious violence, empire, travel narrative, and Voltaire's attack on metaphysical consolation.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 103.

Evidence

• handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Candide'.
• museum record: Project Gutenberg, 'Candide' by Voltaire.

Audit Flags

translation dependency, version dependency