Algebraic art : mathematical formalism and Victorian culture /
Andrea K. Henderson.
- First edition.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Geometry. Math for math's sake: non-Euclidean geometry and aestheticism -- Alegbra. 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.
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.
9780192538055 9780191860140
Arts--History--Great Britain--19th century. English literature--Themes, motives.--19th century Mathematics in art. Mathematics and literature. Mathematics in literature.