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An analysis of the effectiveness of individual dramatic and musical elements in the 1956, 1973 and 1988 versions of Leonard Bernstein's Candide
Voltaire’s Candide is a classic in the realm of satire. The title character learns from his tutor, Dr. Pangloss, the philosophy that all is for the best in this world. That philosophy is tested when he is expelled from his home; and has to make his own way in the world. The story is one of love, …
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The paradox structure in humorous narrative: an analysis of intellectuals as comic heroes
… texts chosen for analysis in this thesis are: 1) Candide written by the French writer Voltaire, published for the first time in French in 1759; 2) The British Museum is Falling Down written by the English writer David Lodge, published for the first time in English in 1965; and 3) Fortress Besieged …
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The Scholarship and Praxis of Communication Ethics: Rhetorical Interruptions in Historical Narratives
… Homer's Odyssey, Dante's Inferno, Voltaire's Candide, and Albert Camus's The Plague, are used as praxis examples for communication ethics. Through the works of these scholars, authors, and poets, a philosophical discussion ensues on communication ethics bound within the historicity of Ancient …