Project Gutenberg 2011-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 244 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Candide. Greek Ο Αγαθούλης Βιβλιοθήκη "Εκλεκτά Έργα", αριθ. 64 Translation of: Candide Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%82 Produced by Sophia Canoni "Ο Αγαθούλης" by Voltaire is a satirical novella written in the 18th century. This work critiques the philosophical doctrine of optimism espoused by Leibniz, particularly the claim that our world is the best possible one. The narrative follows the misadventures of the naively optimistic protagonist, Aγαθούλης (Candide), as he faces a series of increasingly absurd and tragic events, reflecting the harsh realities of life and the folly of blind optimism. At the start of the novella, we are introduced to Aγαθούλης, who grows up in the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-Tronckh in Westphalia, blissfully believing in his tutor Pangloss's teachings that everything happens for the best. His idyllic life is shattered when he is expelled from the castle after a brief romantic encounter with the baron’s daughter, Cunégonde. Following his expulsion, Aγαθούλης embarks on a journey marked by misfortunes, including encounters with war, poverty, and betrayal, all while grappling with Pangloss's absurd philosophy. The opening portion sets the stage for Aγαθούλης's exploration of the world, where his optimistic beliefs are continually challenged by the harsh truths of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35280/35280-h/images/cover.jpg el Satire Optimism -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 379440 2025-07-14T10:10:46.706231 text/html 378413 2012-03-28T19:50:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 274530 2012-03-28T19:50:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 281854 2025-07-14T10:10:49.712258 application/epub+zip 284824 2025-07-14T10:10:47.252246 application/epub+zip 180519 2025-07-14T10:10:47.017257 application/epub+zip 436048 2025-07-14T10:10:51.799274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421266 2025-07-14T10:10:49.489247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317224 2022-09-16T07:57:05.175055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367810 2025-07-14T10:10:46.376228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367656 2012-03-28T19:50:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 105487 2012-03-28T19:50:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20459 2025-07-14T10:10:51.936235 application/rdf+xml 19536 2025-07-14T10:10:47.092234 image/jpeg 2896 2025-07-14T10:10:47.055231 image/jpeg 281093 2025-07-14T10:10:46.747285 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia