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Flatland

Autor Edwin A. Abbott
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 aug 2026

Notăm cu interes cum Flatland se deschide nu ca un roman convențional, ci ca un tratat de geometrie narativizat, în care perspectiva este limitată riguros la două dimensiuni. Structura este bipartită: prima parte funcționează ca o descriere etnografică a unei lumi plate, unde lungimea și lățimea definesc întreaga existență, în timp ce a doua parte urmărește ascensiunea spirituală și intelectuală a naratorului prin diverse planuri dimensionale. Putem afirma că alegerea lui Edwin A. Abbott de a folosi forme geometrice antropomorfizate — pătrate, triunghiuri sau sfere — pentru a diseca ierarhiile sociale este o dovadă de geniu satiric.

Atmosfera te trimite cu gândul la FLATLAND - A Romance of Many Dimensions (The Distinguished Chiron Edition), deși rigoarea matematică a ediției de față subliniază mai pregnant natura de eseu filosofic a lucrării. Experiența de lectură este una de expansiune mentală; ritmul este deliberat, aproape didactic, pe măsură ce protagonistul, A. Square, încearcă să înțeleagă imposibilul: a treia dimensiune. Tonul este sobru, specific epocii victoriene, însă subtextul critic la adresa inegalității de gen și a rigidității castelor rămâne surprinzător de actual. Spre deosebire de alte lucrări ale sale, precum How to Write Clearly, unde autorul se concentrează pe rigoarea lingvistică, aici Abbott folosește abstracția matematică pentru a sonda limitele percepției umane.

Merită menționat că această operă depășește granițele beletristicii clasice, devenind un instrument de explorare a conceptelor multidimensionale. Este o incursiune fascinantă într-o lume în care o simplă linie poate fi o femeie, iar un cerc, un înalt prelat, totul servind drept oglindă pentru prejudecățile unei societăți care refuză să privească dincolo de propriul orizont bidimensional.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9798888976494
Pagini: 122
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 7 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Mint Editions

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorul curios să exploreze intersecția dintre matematică și critică socială. Flatland oferă o perspectivă unică asupra modului în care limitele noastre fizice ne modelează gândirea. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care apreciază satira clasică și doresc să înțeleagă, prin analogie, concepte complexe de fizică și geometrie, totul într-un format compact și provocator.


Despre autor

Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926) a fost un distins pedagog britanic, teolog și preot anglican. Director al City of London School, el s-a remarcat prin dorința de a simplifica educația și de a promova rigoarea intelectuală. Deși a scris lucrări teologice precum Silanus The Christian și studii filologice ca How to Write Clearly, nemurirea literară i-a fost asigurată de Flatland (1884). Această nuvelă demonstrează capacitatea sa rară de a traduce concepte abstracte în alegorii sociale mușcătoare, reflectând preocupările sale constante pentru moralitate și limitele cunoașterii umane.


Notă biografică

Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926) was an author, schoolmaster, Anglican priest, and theologian. Born in London, he excelled at both the City of London School and St. John’s College, taking the highest honors in classics, mathematics, and theology. After retiring as the headmaster of the City of London School (a position he earned at the age of 26) in 1889, he dedicated his life to literary and theological pursuits. Beyond expounding on his open-minded approach to theology, he also wrote a Shakespearean Grammar that is still considered to be a central piece of English philology. He is best remembered for his 1884 novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, an evergreen piece of proto-Science Fiction that still inspires authors and readers to this day.

Cuprins

Part I: This World 13
I. Of the Nature of Flatland 15
II. Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland 17
III. Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland 20
IV. Concerning the Women 24
V. Of our Methods of Recognizing 
 one another 30
VI. Of Recognition by Sight 35
VII. Concerning Irregular Figures 41
VIII. Of the Ancient Practice of Painting 45
IX. Of the Universal Colour Bill 48
X. Of the Suppression of the 
 Chromatic Sedition 52
XI. Concerning our Priests 57
XII. Of the Doctrine of our Priests 60
Part II: Other Worlds 65
XIII. How I had a Vision of Lineland 67
XIV. How I vainly tried to explain the 
 nature of Flatland 72
XV. Concerning a Stranger from 
 Spaceland 78
XVI. How the Stranger vainly 
 endeavoured to reveal to me in 
 words the mysteries of Spaceland 82
XVII. How the Sphere, having in vain 
 tried words, resorted to deeds 90
XVIII. How I came to Spaceland, and 
 what I saw there 93
XIX. How, though the Sphere shewed me 
 other mysteries of Spaceland, I still 
 desired more; and what came of it 99
XX. How the Sphere encouraged me in 
 a Vision 107
XXI. How I tried to teach the Theory 
 of Three Dimensions to my Grandson, 
 and with what success 110
XXII. How I then tried to diffuse the 
 Theory of Three Dimensions by 
 other means, and of the result 113



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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.

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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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'Upward, yet not Northward.' How would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? Edwin A. Abbott's droll and delightful 'romance of many dimensions' explores this conundrum in the experiences of his protagonist, A Square, whose linear world is invaded by an emissary Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension on the eve of the new millennium. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, this classic work of science fiction brilliantly succeeds in enlarging all readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'. In a world where class is determined by how many sides you possess, and women are straight lines, the prospects for enlightenment are boundless, and Abbott's hypotheses about a fourth and higher dimensions seem startlingly relevant today.This new edition of Flatland illuminates the social and intellectual context that produced the work as well as the timeless questions that it raises about the limits of our perception and knowledge. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.