**Candide – Voltaire – Satire and Social Critique **

A concise analytical resource in French exploring the use of satire and criticism in Candide.

This resource provides a clear and structured overview of how Voltaire employs irony, humour and exaggeration in Candide to challenge dominant ideas, institutions and philosophical beliefs of the Enlightenment period.

Key features:

• Overview of satire as a literary form in the 18th century
• Analysis of critiques of political power and social injustice
• Exploration of the parody of philosophical optimism
• Examination of religious criticism and anti-clerical satire
• Insight into satire as a tool for intellectual and social reflection

Includes an accompanying worksheet to reinforce and practise key concepts.