Voltaire; Translated by David Wootton
Wootton's edition is clearly the best on the market--the supporting
material is brilliantly chosen and lavishly presented given the
cost of the book. --Michael Kulikowski, Smith College
Along with a brisk and very readable rendition of the text, this
edition provides the material necessary for understanding the point
of Voltaire's satire. Wootton's Introduction gives an excellent
account of the dispute over optimism, and the supplementary texts
show both the opposing points of view in this dispute, and its
development on other texts of Voltaire. --Christopher J. Kelly,
co-editor, The Collected Writings of Rousseau
I annually assign Voltaire's Candide in my Western Civilization
since 1500 course. This semester I am using the Hackett edition,
having used at least three other editions in the past. What I
especially find useful in your edition are the Related Texts. I
think they are essential for understanding what Voltaire was
addressing. The translation is lively, the notes quite useful, and
Wotton's introduction thorough. I don't recall another edition that
includes a map. All of these features in an inexpensive
paperback--the other editions I've used can’t match it. --Steven
Werner, University of Wisconsin-Waukesha
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