Description:
Voltaire's Candide is a matchless satirical take-down of religion, theologians, governments, armies, philosophies, and philosophers. Includes notes, a glossary, and a detailed biographical timeline of Voltaire's life and work.
Brief description: Donald M. Frame (1911-1991) was a scholar of French Renaissance literature and the Moore Professor Emeritus of French at Columbia University. He was a recognized authority on the work of Michel de Montaigne (Harold Bloom called Frame "the best modern Montaigne scholar"), as well as a respected translator of Rabelais and Moliere, among others.
Review Quotes:
"As fresh and pertinent as ever." -Julian Barnes, The Guardian