Candide – Voltaire – Biography and Context

Candide – Voltaire – Biography and Context Resource

A concise biographical resource in French exploring the life, ideas and intellectual influence of Voltaire, author of Candide.

This resource provides an overview of Voltaire’s life, key works and Enlightenment ideas, highlighting his use of satire and irony to criticise injustice, religious intolerance and political abuse of power.

Key features:

• Overview of Voltaire’s life, education and career
• Exploration of key Enlightenment ideas such as reason, tolerance and freedom of thought
• Insight into the historical and intellectual context of Candide
• Analysis of Voltaire’s use of satire and irony to challenge injustice
• Discussion of his influence on literature, philosophy and modern thinking

Includes an accompanying worksheet to reinforce and practise key concepts.