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Several films have been based on Flatland, including the feature film Flatland (2007). Other efforts have been short or experimental films, including one narrated by Dudley Moore and the short films Flatland: The Movie (2007) and Flatland 2: Sphereland (2012).
- Edwin Abbott Abbott
- 1884
A classic satire by Edwin A. Abbott about a two-dimensional world and its inhabitants. Explore the adventures of A. Square in different dimensions and the challenges of imagining higher spaces.
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Flatland is a world that exists on the two-dimensional plane, where its inhabitants—literal geometrical shapes—live in a highly-structured society organized into classes based on the number of sides of a figure.
- Of the Nature of Flatland. I call our world Flatland, not because we call it so, but to make its nature clearer to you, my happy readers, who are privileged to live in Space.
- Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland. As with you, so also with us, there are four points of the compass North, South, East, and West. There being no sun nor other heavenly bodies, it is impossible for us to determine the North in the usual way; but we have a method of our own.
- Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland. The greatest length or breadth of a full grown inhabitant of Flatland may be estimated at about eleven of your inches.
- Concerning the Women. If our highly pointed Triangles of the Soldier class are formidable, it may be readily inferred that far more formidable are our Women.
Apr 27, 2014 · The opening of the book introduces the reader to Flatland, describing it as a world where inhabitants are geometric shapes and can only perceive straight lines. A Square explains how dimensions affect their perception and existence, emphasizing that they see each other solely as lines, without the ability to gauge one another's true ...
- Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
- English
Full Title: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions When Written: 1884 Where Written: London, England When Published: 1884 Literary Period: Victorian Literature Genre: Satirical novella, mathematical fiction Setting: Flatland
Aug 5, 2013 · Flatland is a classic satire by Edwin Abbott about a two-dimensional world of geometric figures. This edition includes annotations, illustrations, historical notes, and commentary to help modern readers understand and appreciate the book.
