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Algebraic art : mathematical formalism and Victorian culture / Andrea Henderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henderson, Andrea K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arts--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Arts.
- English literature--19th century--Themes, motives.
- English literature.
- Mathematics in art.
- Mathematics and literature.
- Mathematics in literature.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- 'Algebraic Art' explores the invention of a peculiarly Victorian account of the nature and value of aesthetic form, and it traces that account to a surprising source: mathematics. Drawing on literature, art, and photography, it explores how the Victorian mathematical conception of form still resonates today.
- Contents:
- Geometry. Math for math's sake: non-Euclidean geometry and aestheticism
- Algebra. Symbolic logic and the logic of symbolism
- Analysis. Magic mirrors: formalist realism in Victorian physics and photography
- Analogy. The physics and poetics of analogy
- Invariant forms. "[T]he bonds of verse": form as discipline
- Coda: "[T]o bury Euclid deep in the living flesh.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 19, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-253806-3
- 0-19-186014-X
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