Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Carroll’s Symbolic Attack on Mathematical Symbolism

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Mala, Firdous Ahmad¹ 

[1] Govt. Degree College Sopore

关键词: mathematics in literature;    mathematics;    Carroll;    Alice in Wonderland;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.202201.26

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

In 2009, a literature scholar, Melanie Bayley, proposed that Lewis Carroll's famous books about Alice visiting the magical and illogical Wonderland were attempts to mock and critique the modern mathematics of the day. In this short paper, I aim to support Bayley's thesis and expound upon Carroll's artful use of symbolism to attack excessive use of symbolism in mathematics.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND