Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions

Klappentext How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. Zusammenfassung How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'.

Product details

• Authors: edwin Abbott, Edwin A. Abbott, Abbott Edwin A., Rosemary Jann
• Assisted by: Rosemary Jann (Editor), Jann Rosemary (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.07.2008
• EAN: 9780199537501
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953750-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 11 mm
• Series: Oxford World's Classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC; Oxford World's Classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Science Fiction, Fantasy, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Fantasy / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Classic fiction: general and literary