The main intention of this paper is to present the book Euclid and His Modern Rivals, by Lewis Carroll, published in 1879 and recently translated to Portuguese, to the Brazilian reader. Such presentation starts with some brief remarks on the edition of The Elements, which Carroll took as his original guide, and continues with some considerations about Carroll’s option in using a theatrical style based on Shakespearean plays. In order to finish this presentation, this paper brings a discussion of the corpus of the book, summarizing its content.
Euclid and His Modern Rivals; Lewis Carroll; Hermeneutical Approach; Theater; Geometry; Book’s Review