by CG FEWSTON March 8, 2014 Fiction Poetry Videos Candide (1759) by Voltaire [François-Marie Arouet] By keeping it to a much smaller scale, Voltaire is able to enforce magnetic and grandiose ideas in a line equivalent to a line in poetry. Share the knowledge:Tweet Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp More Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit PocketShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email