ISBN-13: 9780821833070 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002
This title is written as a book of impressions'' of a journey through the theory of complex algebraic curves. A cursory glance at the subjects visited reveals an apparently eclectic selection, from conics and cubics to theta functions, Jacobians, and questions of moduli, but by the end of the book, the theme of theta functions becomes clear, culminating in the Schottky problem. The author's intent was to motivate further study and to stimulate mathematical activity.