{"product_id":"9789176374856","title":"Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions (the Distinguished Chiron Edition) (Special)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis special edition is a distinguished vintage reproduction, of the 1884 satirical novella \u003cem\u003eFlatland\u003c\/em\u003e, by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott. Meticulously elaborated by the editorial team of \u003cem\u003eChiron Academic Press\u003c\/em\u003e in collaboration with the renowned literature publisher \u003cem\u003eEdition l'Aleph (www.l-aleph.com)\u003c\/em\u003e, this special edition, pays particular attention to the very authentic details of the editorial of text and images, fine type setting, \u003cem\u003emise-en-page\u003c\/em\u003e, production, and print. The result is a revival of the vintage for the 21st century's reader. Thus a unique reading experience for the book lovers and collectors of this genre. A recommended edition to libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting pseudonymously as \"A Square,\" the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions. The story describes a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures, whereof women are simple line-segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. The narrator is a square, a member of the caste of gentlemen and professionals, who guides the readers through some of the implications of life in two dimensions. The Square dreams about a visit to a one-dimensional world (Lineland) inhabited by \"lustrous points,\" and attempts to convince the realm's monarch of a second dimension; but is unable to do so. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most imaginative, delightful and, yes, touching works of mathematics, this slender 1884 book purports to be the memoir of A. Square, a citizen of an entirely two-dimensional world.\" -The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Flatland has remained of interest for over a century precisely because of its ability to engage its readers on so many different planes in so many different dimensions.\"-Victorian Studies \"This reprint of Abbott's Flatland adventures contains an Intro¬duction by Thomas Banchoff which is worth reading on its own. So if you don't have yet this book at home, go ahead and buy this edition.\"-Zentralblatt MATH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote a strange and enchanting novella called Flatland, in which a square who lives in a two-dimensional world comes to comprehend the existence of a third dimension but is unable to persuade his compatriots of his discovery. Through the book, Abbott skewered hierarchical Victorian values while simul¬taneously giving a glimpse of the mathematics of higher dimensions.-Science News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063780229360,"sku":"9789176374856","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789176374856_p0.jpg?v=1763671863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789176374856","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}