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<p><b>How playwrights from Alfred Jarry and Samuel Beckett to Tom Stoppard and Simon McBurney brought the power of mathematics to life on the stage</b><br><br>The discovery of alternate geometries, paradoxes of the infinite, incompleteness, and chaos theory revealed that, despite its reputation for certainty, mathematical truth is not immutable, perfect, or even perfectible. Beginning in the last century, a handful of adventurous playwrights took inspiration from the fractures of modern mathemat

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Author

Stephen Abbott

Publisher

Princeton University Press 2023

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781317230588

Category

performing arts

Subjects

Mathematics, Psychology, Philosophy

Updated

2026-03-25