![]() ![]() ![]() Notoriously bad at math, Lewis alludes to the mathematical theorems of Flatland to help him convey meaning to some of his most challenging subjects, including the nature of language in “Bluspels and Flalansferes,” the interactions between the material and spiritual world in “Miracles” and “Transposition,” and the nature of what new creatures we might be in heaven in “The New Men.” What makes Flatland so compelling and how does Lewis make the story so versatile? The undiluted power of analogical reasoning combined with Lewis’s faithful imagination that sees the possibilities. Lewis says of the book “The original manuscript of the Iliad could not be more precious.” Edwin Abbot’s little novella, featuring the transdimensional adventures of A Square from Flatland to Lineland, Pointland, and Spaceland, made a lasting impression on Lewis. Upon lending his copy of Flatland to Kingsley Amis, C. Lewis: A Romantic in Many Dimensions" - Josiah Peterson ![]()
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