The front and back cover are formatted in accordance with the guidelines established by the publisher, Myopic Books. A novel of mathematical whimsy, Flatland is set in the peculiar world that provides the books name. My cover art and inside pages include abstract imagery that symbolizes the themes of socioeconomic inequality and mathematics present in Abbott Abbott’s impudent novel without explicitly revealing the plot. In addition to the novel’s pointed criticism of Victorian traditions, it is also remembered for its mathematical interest and accuracy. Chapter 3 considers the first English-language higher spatial fiction, Edwin Abbott Abbott’s Flatland (1884). 48,216 Ratings This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. A Square: Flatland, Play, and Tradition The Emergence of the Fourth Dimension: Higher Spatial Thinking in the Fin de Siècle Oxford Academic Abstract.In the novel, Abbott Abbott takes an unorthodox approach to his critique he creates a fictional, primarily two-dimensional world composed of only shapes that functions as a metaphor for Victorian England’s social hierarchy. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Myopic Books required that all of the re-releases in this series be formatted consistently and display cover art that speaks to the book’s theme.įlatland is a critical analysis of the power structures of Victorian England. Among these titles is Edwin Abbott Abbott’s Flatland. Published in 1884 it tells the tale of a square, a resident of a two dimensional. Publisher Myopic Books re-released a series of classic 19th century novels. Flatland has been discovered with delight by each generation since it was issued, and has remained in print since then. In Abbotts Flatland, the more sides you have then the higher is your class. Abbott, is one of the oddest books that I have ever read.
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