Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsOUP Oxford, 12.06.2008 - 176 Seiten How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? Edwin A. Abbott's droll and delightful "romance of many dimensions" explores this conundrum in the experiences of his protagonist, A Square, whose linear world is invaded by an emissary Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of their "respective dimensional prejudices." This new edition begins with an introduction by Rosemary Jann that illuminates the social and intellectual context that produced the work and explains its relationship to the theological issues central to Abbott's career. It also provides the most extensive discussion to date of the class and gender issues raised by the text and of the debates over the limits of scientific and mathematical knowledge in which it participated. Flatland^'s unique combination of astute social, philosophical, and mathematical observations with wit and humor can be read at many different levels, and will prove especially enjoyable to readers of Victorian literature and philosophy. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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CONTENTS PART I | 13 |
FLATLAND I | 15 |
Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland | 18 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Abbott Analogy angles appear Art of Sight Behold Charles Howard Hinton Chief Circle Chromatistes Circular City of London Colour Revolt Configuration creature Cube dimensional Dodecagon door Edwin Abbott Abbott Equilateral Euclidean geometry existence feel Female Figure Flatland fourth dimension Geometry Grandson half hearing Hexagon higher dimensions human hundred sides imagination infer inside intellectual Irregular Isosceles J. S. Mill King Land of Three Lineland look Lord Lordship Male mathematical mathematician means motion moving mysteries Northward once Origin of Species OXFORD WORLD'S CLASSICS Pentagon perfect Perimeter Plane Pointland Polygon Priests readers reality Regular replied School Science scientific sense of sight Sight Recognition sion social Solid Space Spaceland Sphere Square Square's Straight Line Stranger terminal Points things Third Dimension thou Three Dimensions three inches tion Tradesman Triangle truth Universal Colour Bill Upward Victorian vision voice whole Wife Woman Women words