An Overview of the Champions of Enlightenment in Candide by Voltaire (1528 words, 2 pages)
Beginning in the seventeenth century and peaking in the eighteenth century, the champions of the Enlightenment called for rebellion against superstition, fear, and prejudice. They attacked the aristocracy and the church. Candide, which reflects Voltaire s lifelong aversion to Christian regimes of power and the arrogance nobility, is a prime ...
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