Reading is one of my passions. I like books that make me think. Voltaire’s Candide is one of those exceptional novels that work on the reader’s sensibilities. "‘The most useful books," he wrote, "are ...

“Italy had its renaissance, Germany its reformation, France had Voltaire”, the historian Will Durant once commented. Born François-Marie Arouet, Voltaire (1694-1778) was known in his lifetime as the ...

oltaire’s 17 th century Candide ou l’Optimisme (Candide: Optimism) is not merely a hallmark of the Enlightenment Age and holds as much relevance today as it did then, as it serves as a guide to more ...

To this day, millions of people around the world continue to maintain the idea that everything is for the best and everything happens for a reason. However, what kind of merit does this saying ...

I’ve just reread one of my favorite novels ever, “Candide” by the irrepressible Frenchman from the time of the Enlightenment, Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as Voltaire. It satirically tackles ...

The Graphic Arts Collection is fortunate to hold the metal relief blocks for the paragraph capitals designed by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) for Candide by Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778).

Voltaire’s classic 1759 satirical novella “Candide” follows the misadventures of a young man who clings to the belief that the world is good and everything works out for the best, even as countless ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to actor/singer Lauren Molina about her performance in the musical Candide by Leonard Bernstein, now revived in Washington, D.C. This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.

The Clarence Brown Theatre’s season-opening musical “Candide” is a sumptuous, big-city production with some of the best vocals I’ve heard from the stage. Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" is a two-act ...