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Edwin A. Abbotts Flachland

Edwin A. Abbotts Flachland

Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
2023
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Edwin A. Abbotts Flachland erzählt auf humorvolle Weise die Geschichte einer zweidimensionalen Welt aus der Sicht eines Quadrats, das in die Mysterien des dreidimensionalen Raums eingeweiht wird. Die vorliegende Neuübersetzung des Romans von 1884 wird durch einen durchgängigen Kommentar ergänzt, der auf der 2010 bei Cambridge University Press erschienenen Ausgabe von William Lindgren und Thomas Banchoff basiert. Damit liegt zum ersten Mal in deutscher Sprache eine ausführlich annotierte Ausgabe des Klassikers vor sowie eine Übersetzung, welche die vielen Dimensionen des Werkes berücksichtigt. Die bereits im Untertitel des englischen Originals – a romance of many dimensions – angekündigte Mehrdimensionalität prägt Abbotts Werk nicht nur in einem rein mathematischen Sinne. Zwar kann der satirische Roman als Einführung in die Geometrie höherer Dimensionen gelesen werden, er ist jedoch auch reich an Anspielungen auf die Werke Platons, Shakespeares, auf die Bibel, auf andere Werke des Autors sowie auf zeitgenössische Themen des viktorianischen Englands. In diesen vielschichtigen Bezugnahmen übt Abbott Kritik an den Normvorstellungen seiner Zeit. Zugleich bleibt das Werk auch heute hochaktuell, spricht es doch Themen an wie Klassismus, Sexismus, Ableismus sowie jegliche Diskriminierung aufgrund von vermeintlichem Anders-Sein. So ist Flachland eine unterhaltsame Gesellschaftskritik und zudem eine außergewöhnliche literarische Auseinandersetzung mit der Einsicht, dass Wahrnehmung immer von den jeweiligen Annahmen darüber abhängt, was grundsätzlich wahrnehmbar sei. Die damit verbundenen ‚dimensionalen Vorurteile‘ zu hinterfragen, dazu lädt Abbotts Flachland auch eineinhalb Jahrhunderte nach seinem Erscheinen immer wieder ein.“We thank Mirjam Rabe for her excellent translation of, as well as additions and corrections to, our notes and commentary. We believe that Abbott would be pleased with her elegant translation of his beautiful prose.” William F. Lindgren, Thomas F. Banchoff
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Bacon's Essays With Introduction, Notes And Index By Edwin A. Abbott

Bacon's Essays With Introduction, Notes And Index By Edwin A. Abbott

Francis Bacon

Sagwan Press
2015
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Complete with Illustrations)

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Complete with Illustrations)

Edwin A. Abbott

Lulu.com
2019
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This print edition of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions contains all of the original and vital illustrations, allowing the reader to comprehend the geometry described in the satirical story.First published in the 1880s, Flatland is a playful satire of the hierarchical class structure which Abbott perceived as defining the Victorian society in which he lived. The titular country has a population consisting of different shapes; their shape denotes their place in the society - the more sides the shape has, and the more regular their shape, the higher the place they occupy in the social strata.The ordinary, day-to-day existence of the author (A. Square) is brought into question when he experiences a dream. In it a shape with depth, a Sphere, announces its existence and origin in Spaceland; a place with a third dimension. Thrilled by the revelation, the Square postulates that perhaps there are actually four, five or more dimensions constituting the world.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884)

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884)

Edwin A. Abbott

Literary Licensing, LLC
2014
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novella written by Edwin A. Abbott in 1884. The book is set in a two-dimensional world called Flatland, where all the inhabitants are geometric shapes such as squares, circles, and triangles. The story is told from the perspective of a square who lives in Flatland and describes his experiences of life in a two-dimensional world.The square is a member of the middle class and is content with his life until he is visited by a sphere from a three-dimensional world called Spaceland. The sphere tries to explain the concept of a third dimension to the square, but the square is unable to comprehend it. The sphere then takes the square on a journey through different dimensions, including Lineland (a one-dimensional world) and Pointland (a zero-dimensional world).Throughout the book, Abbott uses the concept of different dimensions to satirize Victorian society, including its class structure and treatment of women. He also explores the limitations of human perception and the difficulty of understanding concepts that are beyond our experience.Flatland has been praised for its imaginative and thought-provoking ideas, and has become a classic of science fiction and mathematical literature. It has been adapted into various forms, including a stage play, a film, and a graphic novel.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin A. Abbott

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Imagine you are living in a two dimensional world when all of a sudden you experience a strange alien that you cannot perceive fully due to some strange dimensional divergence. You attempt to understand this three dimensional creature, but it baffles imagination. This craftily written story helps illustrate exactly how we see dimensions beyond our own, and why we don't perceive them. Includes historical geometic drawings by Wenzel Jamnitzer from Perspectiva Corporum Regularium 1568
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin A. Abbott

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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FlatlandA Romance of Many DimensionsbyEdwin A. AbbottFlatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott.Writing 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 named 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 first half of the story goes through the practicalities of existing in a two-dimensional universe as well as a history leading up to the year 1999 on the eve of the 3rd Millennium.On New Year's Eve, the Square dreams about a visit to a one-dimensional world (Lineland) inhabited by "lustrous points," in which he attempts to convince the realm's monarch of a second dimension; but is unable to do so. In the end, the monarch of Lineland tries to kill A Square rather than tolerate his nonsense any further.Following this vision, he is himself visited by a three-dimensional sphere named A Sphere, which he cannot comprehend until he sees Spaceland (a tridimensional world) for himself. This Sphere visits Flatland at the turn of each millennium to introduce a new apostle to the idea of a third dimension in the hopes of eventually educating the population of Flatland. From the safety of Spaceland, they are able to observe the leaders of Flatland secretly acknowledging the existence of the sphere and prescribing the silencing of anyone found preaching the truth of Spaceland and the third dimension. After this proclamation is made, many witnesses are massacred or imprisoned (according to caste), including A Square's brother, B.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Edwin A. Abbott

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- We Are Not Alone Take a classically styled, 19th century satire about Victorian social mores...dress it up in dimensional geometry involving anthropomorphized shapes (e.g., lines, squares, cubes, etc.)...bathe it in the sweet, scented waters of social commentary...and wrap it all around humble, open-minded Square as protagonist. The result is Flatland, a unique "classic" that is a child of marvel and genius. The story is told by "A. Square," who lives in Flatland, a world of two-dimensions, which means length and width, but no depth. The men of Flatland are multi-sided polygons, and the more sides an individual has, the greater their social standing. On the other hand, women are all simple lines and have no voice in the governing of the society. The Flatlanders are chauvinists? The book begins with "A Square" describing his life as part of the "professional class" and providing details on daily life in Flatland. This section serves as a In reality, this is a pretty good satire on Victorian London society, the social caste system and gender inequality. Later, "A Square" dreams of a one-dimensional world called Lineland, where the inhabitants exist as simple points along a straight line, as there is no other width or depth. What follows is a fun, as "A Square" tries to explain the two-dimensional world to the king of Lineland. Eventually, our protagonist wakes up back in Flatland, only to find that he is now being visited by a Sphere from a three-dimensional universe now. Sphere takes our flatlander on a mind-expanding, eye opening journey to witness the wonders and mysteries of the higher and higher dimensions (3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.). Afterwards, "A Square" returns to Flatland to teach the wonders of such "enlightened" dimensions to his fellow flatlanders, the result of which is... Flatland is a mathematical essay, meant to explain a point: that higher dimensions (more than length, depth and width) may be present in our universe, but if they are, it will be nearly impossible for us to understand them. Scroll Up and Get Your Copy Adaptations: Flatland (2007), a 98-minute animated independent feature film version directed by Ladd Ehlinger Jr, updates the satire from Victorian England to the modern-day United States. 13] Flatland: The Movie (2007), by Dano Johnson and Jeffrey Travis, is a 34-minute animated educational film. 15] Its sequel was Flatland 2: Sphereland (2012), inspired by the novel Sphereland by Dionys Burger.
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