TY - BOOK AU - Henderson,Andrea K. TI - Algebraic art: mathematical formalism and Victorian culture SN - 9780192538055 AV - NX543 .A444 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Arts KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 19th century KW - English literature KW - Themes, motives KW - Mathematics in art KW - Mathematics and literature KW - Mathematics in literature KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1743308&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -