Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Don Quixote (1605, 1615), Rationality, and Forms of Government; 2 Simplicissimus (1668, 1669), Religious Toleration, and Friendship; 3 Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), Science, and Social Class; 4 Candide (1759), Sexuality, and the Modern Individual; 5 The Betrothed (1825-1827, 1840-1842), Revolution, and the Perfectibility of the Human Mind; Conclusion; Name Index