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Year 12 Lit: Candide, or Optimism

Year 12 Literature: Candide, or Optimism

A podcast for Loyola College's Year 12 Literature class.

Episodes

4 episodes

Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Gasparini delve into the super positive world of Lebnizian philosophy and its caricature in Pangloss.

00:29:31Jun 20, 2017

A look into Candide's month long visit to Eldorado and Voltaire's attack on 'the best of all possible worlds.'

00:31:36Jun 7, 2017

A brief look at the life of Voltaire and how the socio-historical context of 18th century Europe influenced his writing.

00:17:53Jun 7, 2017

A quick overview of the horrible events that Candide and his merry band were subjected to by Voltaire.

00:22:59Jun 7, 2017