Zadig
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Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novella
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philosophical novella → satirical work → |
| author |
Voltaire
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| firstPublicationPlace |
Paris
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| genre |
conte philosophique
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philosophical fiction → satire → |
| hasAdaptation |
comic adaptations
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opera adaptations → theatrical adaptations → |
| hasCharacter |
Astarté
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Hermes → Jesrad → King Moabdar → Sétoc → |
| influenced |
Candide
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| influencedBy |
Leibnizian optimism
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theodicy debates → |
| literaryForm |
prose
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| literaryTechnique |
allegory
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irony → parable-like episodes → |
| mainCharacter |
Zadig
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| movement |
Enlightenment
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| originalLanguage |
French
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| originalTitle |
Zadig, ou la Destinée
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| philosophicalContext |
Enlightenment philosophy
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| philosophicalIssue |
determinism
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divine providence → free will → moral luck → |
| publicationCentury |
18th century
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| setting |
Babylon
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ancient Mesopotamia → |
| structure |
episodic narrative
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| targetOfSatire |
arbitrary power
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judicial institutions → organized religion → superstition → |
| theme |
fate
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justice → providence → religious criticism → social satire → the nature of happiness → the problem of evil → virtue → |
| workOf |
Voltaire
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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La Princesse de Babylone
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comparedWith |
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Zadig
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mainCharacter |
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Voltaire
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notableWork |
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Zadig
("Zadig, ou la Destinée")
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originalTitle |