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Author:

Voltaire: 

Edition:

Any edition.

Summary:

The story tells the ancient Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, from the perspective of Orual, Psyche’s older sister.

This novella begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an and being taught by a man in the tradition of Leibniz, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide’s slow disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world.

– Candide. In Wikipedia.  Retrieved December 3, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide

What to teach goes here.

Justice

Pleasure & Pain

God

Good & Evil

Knowledge

Beauty

Happiness

 

What should other teachers know about inappropriate content in this text?

Grammar

Logic

Rhetoric

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In your curriculum, how large of a role does this book play?
1-Reference Only; 2-Brief Readings; 3-Select Chapters; 4-Sections; 5-The Whole Book

 

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