Flatland

Edwin Abbott, Alan Lightman

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Penguin Classics
03 May 2010

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Classic science fiction

"A ""romance in many dimensions"" that has fascinated generations of readers with its clever blend of social satire and mathematical theory

A Penguin Classic

A work that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality, Flatland is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth-its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. The amiable narrator, A Square, provides an overview of this fantastic world-its physics and metaphysics, its history, customs and religious beliefs. But when a strange visitor mysteriously appears and transports the incredulous Flatlander to the Land of Three Dimensions, his world view is forever shattered.

Written more than a century ago, Flatland conceals within its brilliant parody of Victorian society speculations about the universe that resonate in Einstein's theory of relativity as well as the current ""string-theory"" of nature.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."

By: Edwin Abbott
Introduction by: Alan Lightman
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 131g
ISBN: 9780140435313
ISBN 10: 014043531X
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 03 May 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926) was a leading scholar and theologian of the Victorian era. Alan Lightman, the author of 'Einstein's Dream' and other books, is an astrophysicist and the Director of the Writing Program at M.I.T.

Reviews for Flatland

At once a classic of science fiction, a playful brainteaser about geometry, a pointed satire of Victorian manners-and, finally, a strangely compelling argument about reason, faith, and the greatest mysteries of the universe. -The Wall Street Journal