Year 12 Lit: Candide, or Optimism

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Creator: Mr Jacob Gasparini

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

EN United States Education

Year 12 Literature Candide Optimism

4 episodes

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

2017-06-20 10:06:15 00:29:31

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

2017-06-07 00:28:55 00:31:36

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

2017-06-07 00:00:06 00:17:53

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

2017-06-06 23:29:06 00:22:59