tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740407660228243477.post1236150918619609930..comments2008-05-01T11:11:05.134-05:00Comments on Literature and Mathematics: The Two FlatlandsJohn Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778994524246166730noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740407660228243477.post-4973297638623660472008-03-06T18:36:00.000-06:002008-03-06T18:36:00.000-06:00I didn't initially pick up on the fiminist nature ...I didn't initially pick up on the fiminist nature of Vas. That interview was interesting!Ellen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970163346583524849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740407660228243477.post-57822061926453963452008-03-05T21:42:00.000-06:002008-03-05T21:42:00.000-06:00I originally looked for closer connections between...I originally looked for closer connections between Abbot's Flatland and VAS, but came to agree with you, that it is mainly a rhetorical device. I was introduced to Flatland by my brother and didn't realize until I looked it up that it was produced in the late 1880's; I was fooled into thinking it was a lot more modern. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link! The beginning of the discussion hits on another aspect of the VAS that I found particularly interesting, gender roles.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651726560825787571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740407660228243477.post-30514968858453080102008-03-05T15:24:00.000-06:002008-03-05T15:24:00.000-06:00This is really interesting. I wonder how much read...This is really interesting. I wonder how much reading the original Flatland would have helped in understanding VAS. I'm assuming that VAS is at least loosely based on some of the ideas of the novel besides the characters being called Square, Circle and Oval.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014209058721004706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740407660228243477.post-20294006305448634052008-03-04T21:13:00.000-06:002008-03-04T21:13:00.000-06:00yeah spot on... he talks about what he wanted to g...yeah spot on... he talks about what he wanted to get across through vas using flatland in this interview <BR/>http://www.cybcreateconnect.com/SL/transcript.htmlchristohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486205469781949889noreply@blogger.com