Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Product details
Author:Edwin A Abbott
Mass Market Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Signet Classics; New edition (Oct. 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451417852
ISBN-13: 978-0451417855
Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 1.2 x 17.1 cm
Book Description
With wry humor and penetrating satire, Flatland takes us on a mind-expanding journey into a different world to give us a new vision of our own. A. Square, the slightly befuddled narrator, is born into a place limited to two dimensions--irrevocably flat--and peopled by a hierarchy of geometrical forms. In a Gulliver-like tour of his bizarre homeland, A. Square spins a fascinating tale of domestic drama and political turmoil, from sex among consenting triangles to the intentional subjugation of Flatland's females.
He tells of visits to Lineland, the world of one dimension, and Pointland, the world of no dimension. But when A. Square dares to speak openly of a third, or even a fourth, dimension, his tragic fate climaxes a brilliant parody of Victorian society.
An underground favorite since its publication in England in1884, Flatland is as prophetic a science fiction classic as the works of H. G. Wells, introducing aspects of relativity and hyperspace years before Einstein's famous theories. And it does so with wonderful, enduring enchantment.
About the Author
Edwin A. Abbott(1838-1926), a Victorian of great intellect and wit, enjoyed success not only as a writer, but as a scholar, educator, and theologian. Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, he was Headmaster of the City of London School from 1865 to 1889. During that time, his progressive belief in the importance of the study of English for every student, even before traditional classic curriculum, led him to write AShakespearian Grammar(1870) "to help solve most of the difficulties that will present themselves to boys." It ran to three editions within its first year of publication alone and continues to be a touchstone for Shakespearean scholars. In 1884, he wrote Flatland. First considered by many as merely "a pleasant tonic, and an excellent stimulant for boys," it was later recognized as a magnificent work of science fiction, as prophetic as those of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. Retiring to a scholarly life in 1889, he produced numerous other works, including Silanus the Christian (1907), Apologia: An Explanation and Defense (1907), Message of the Son of Man (1909), and Light on the Gospel from an Ancient Poet (Odes of Solomon) (1913).
Valerie M. Smithearned her PhD from the University of Connecticut. An associate professor of English at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, she is currently at work on a manuscript entitled Crossroads: Cultural Autobiography and Imperial Discourse.
John Allen Paulos is a Professor of Mathematics at Temple University and the bestselling author of eight books including Innumeracy, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, and Once upon a Number. He has been a columnist for ABCNews.com, Scientific American, and the Guardian, as well as the author of numerous reviews, articles, and op-ed pieces for a variety of publications. Among his many honors are the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award for Promoting Public Understanding of Science and the 2013 Mathematics Communication Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.
這本書的閱讀體驗簡直像是一場思維上的“清醒夢”。它不像那些充斥著動作場麵的小說那樣刺激,但它帶來的智力上的震撼是持久而深刻的。作者對於維度概念的想象力令人驚嘆,他成功地將一個純粹的數學概念轉化為充滿戲劇張力的敘事核心。我被主人公探索真理的勇氣所摺服,那種麵對既定事實卻不願屈從的內在驅動力,是整本書最動人的部分。每一次嘗試嚮平麵世界的居民解釋“高度”或“立體”概念時的笨拙與挫敗感,都讓我感同身受。那種因為認知障礙而産生的悲劇色彩,非常具有感染力。它不僅僅是關於空間幾何的故事,更是關於我們人類在麵對未知、麵對既得利益群體構建的認知壁壘時,所應持有的懷疑精神和探索欲望。這是一部需要反復品味,每一次重讀都會有新發現的佳作。
評分我發現這本書的偉大之處在於它的“普適性”。盡管故事背景設定在一個架空的二維世界,但它探討的關於真理、權威、以及接受新思想的睏難,卻是跨越時代和維度的。這本書的語言簡潔有力,沒有過多冗餘的裝飾,所有的筆墨都用在瞭對概念的精確闡釋和對角色心理狀態的微妙捕捉上。特彆是當主角試圖嚮那些滿足於既有“平坦”世界的居民展示“第三維度”的存在時,那種被視為瘋子、被排斥的孤立感,讀起來讓人唏噓不已。這無疑是對所有敢於挑戰主流觀念的先驅者們的一種緻敬。它迫使你審視自己是否也生活在一個“平麵國”中,是否因為習慣瞭固有的視角而錯失瞭更廣闊的真實。這本書的份量並不在於其篇幅,而在於它在讀者心智上所産生的結構性改變。
評分老實說,我最初是被這本書的“科幻”標簽吸引的,但讀進去後纔發現,它遠不止是簡單的太空歌劇或未來主義幻想。它更像是一部哲學寓言,披著數學外衣的社會批判劇。作者用近乎冷峻的邏輯推演,一步步解構瞭我們習以為常的現實基礎。那種從二維世界被拉入三維空間,那種視覺和認知的劇烈衝擊,讀起來非常具有畫麵感,盡管書中描述的場景都是抽象的幾何圖形。我特彆欣賞作者在處理“不同維度生物交流障礙”時的細膩之處,那不僅僅是語言不通,更是根本認知框架的差異,這種處理方式極其高明,將哲學上的“不可知論”與現實的溝通睏境巧妙地結閤在瞭一起。每次閤上書本,我總會花上幾分鍾時間,嘗試用書中的思維模式去觀察周圍的人和事,看看能不能從中解讀齣更多隱藏的結構和規則。這本書的魅力就在於,它提供瞭一種全新的“看”世界的方式,即使隻是一個簡單的幾何圖形,也能被賦予深邃的意義。
評分這本書的敘事腔調非常獨特,帶著一種維多利亞時代紳士的口吻,娓娓道來,但其內核卻是對僵化教條的猛烈抨擊。這種反差感製造瞭一種奇特的閱讀體驗——錶麵上是沉穩的報告,骨子裏卻是顛覆性的宣言。我尤其喜歡書中對於社會等級的描繪,女性被限製在一條直綫上,而男性則隨著邊角的增加而地位提升,這簡直是對等級製度最犀利、最不留情麵的諷刺。這種將社會學理論直接轉化為幾何規則的做法,是該書文學成就的關鍵所在。它沒有空泛地談論不平等,而是讓讀者親眼目睹瞭這種不平等是如何在邏輯上被“構造”齣來的。雖然初讀可能會覺得有些過於理論化,但一旦適應瞭這種獨特的敘事節奏和邏輯設定,你會發現自己被牢牢地吸引住瞭,想要知道主人公如何掙脫這個二維牢籠,以及他帶迴的“真相”在平麵社會中引發瞭怎樣的地震。
評分這本小說簡直是文字構成的迷宮,每一次翻頁都像是在踏入一個全新的維度。作者構建的世界觀極其精妙,那些對不同形狀居民習性的刻畫,簡直是入木三分,讓人在會心一笑的同時,又忍不住思考我們自身所處的“三維”世界的局限性。書中對社會階層、性彆偏見乃至宇宙認知的探討,都包裹在極其精巧的幾何隱喻之下,讀起來絲毫沒有說教感,反而是充滿瞭探索的樂趣。特彆是那個主人公在經曆瞭一場超乎想象的旅行後,那種認知被徹底顛覆後的掙紮與清醒,描繪得尤為深刻。我幾乎能感受到那種“看透一切”的孤獨感,那種既是解脫又是詛咒的復雜情緒。光是想象一下一個完全由綫條和角度構成的社會,以及他們對於“高度”的理解,就足夠讓人沉醉許久。這本書的文字密度很高,但敘事節奏卻掌控得恰到好處,不會讓人感到枯燥,反而有種被智力挑戰的興奮感。讀完後,我發現自己看日常的物體都多瞭一層審視的眼光,仿佛在尋找隱藏在平麵背後的“第四維”的影子。
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