Once upon a prime : the wondrous connections between mathematics and literature
Hart, Sarah B.2023
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We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites, as different as they come. But what if, instead, they were inextricably, even fundamentally, linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud debut, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between maths and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both. Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce's stream-of-consciousness novels are deliberately checkered with mathematical references? That George Eliot was obsessed with statistics? That Jurassic Park is undergirded by fractal patterns? From sonnets to fairytales to experimental French literature, Professor Hart shows how maths and literature are complementary parts of the same quest, to understand human life and our place in the universe.
Main title:
Author:
Hart, Sarah B., author
Imprint:
London : Mudlark, 2023.
Collation:
viii, 290 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Flatiron Books.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008601089 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
809.9336809.933809.933 HART809.9336 HAR
Language:
English
BRN:
2343627