Flatland (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
A Romance of Many Dimensions
Seiten
2004
Barnes & Noble Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7607-5587-7 (ISBN)
Barnes & Noble Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7607-5587-7 (ISBN)
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Through the eyes of its narrator A Square, this novel implicitly satirizes a Victorian society in the grips of extraordinarily rapid change.
Since its first appearance in 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott's "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" has charmed and intrigued readers and scholars alike with its inventive mix of fantasy and reality. What on the surface amounts to a clever means of teaching principles of mathematics and science, upon deeper inspection emerges as an entertaining yet thought-provoking literary experiment. Through the eyes of its narrator A. Square, the novel implicitly satirizes a Victorian society in the grips of extraordinarily rapid change. Already having delighted and inspired for more than a century, "Flatland" continues to enjoy a rightful place in literary, scientific, and philosophical history, inviting its readers to be transported without roaming too far from home.
Since its first appearance in 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott's "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" has charmed and intrigued readers and scholars alike with its inventive mix of fantasy and reality. What on the surface amounts to a clever means of teaching principles of mathematics and science, upon deeper inspection emerges as an entertaining yet thought-provoking literary experiment. Through the eyes of its narrator A. Square, the novel implicitly satirizes a Victorian society in the grips of extraordinarily rapid change. Already having delighted and inspired for more than a century, "Flatland" continues to enjoy a rightful place in literary, scientific, and philosophical history, inviting its readers to be transported without roaming too far from home.
Reihe/Serie | Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading |
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Einführung | Lori M. Campbell |
Zusatzinfo | 12 line art |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7607-5587-6 / 0760755876 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7607-5587-7 / 9780760755877 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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