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In Contemporary American English
出版CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014-02-02
主題Fiction / Classics
ISBN14954220629781495422065
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qppvngEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This story is a philosophical, romantic satire, attacking religious mania, the foibles of people in general, the burdens of being virtuous and happiness. Voltaire uses ancient Babylon as his setting, which provides a great contrast to France of the Enlightenment; Babylonians though scientifically and technologically advanced, had a closed culture ruled by an absolute monarch. In brief the story chronicles the adventures of Zadig, a benevolent and charismatic figure who reveres the good and the beautiful. Despite incidental amorous detours, Zadig's love for Queen Astarte glows as a paragon of sublime fidelity to woman.