This highly original and entertaining short novel (which has been in print continually since its original publication in 1884) tells the story of A. Square, an inhabitant of the two-dimensional world Flatland. Touching on themes of humanity's insatiable quest for truth, authority's tendency to squash radical ideas born from this quest, and the necessity of curiosity, "Flatland" is an odd and charming little book whose impact far surpasses its concise prose.
[英] 埃德温·A·艾勃特(1838—1926)
神学家,数学家,26岁就任伦敦城市学校的校长,成为英国首相的老师。
很有滋味的小说,描述细致笔触幽默。 作者对二维世界不仅有出自逻辑与数学角度的构想(比如平面国的人如何认知这个世界,如何判断男女以及不同个体,如何通过明暗变化与线条长短的配合来判断来者边数等),更延伸到了意识形态、思想文化以及宗教信仰等层面(比如边数决定等级,...
评分美剧《生活大爆炸》第三季的第12集,谢尔顿和拉杰在屋子里闲聊,拉杰说要出去找姑娘,谢尔顿说,每当他想换换脑子的时候,就假想自己到了平面国,到了一个二维的世界。这两位出去都找到了姑娘,有个姑娘告诉谢尔顿,艾勃特那本《平面国》,不仅是个数学小说,还与维多利亚时...
评分 评分《生活大爆炸》里,谢耳朵有一次说:Sometimes when I feel stifled and want a change of scenery, I use my imagination. One of my favorite places to visit is the two dimensional world described in Edwin Abbott's mathematical fantasy, "Flatland." 这本一百多年以...
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