A Scrapbook of Complex Curve Theory: Second Edition

This fine book by Herb Clemens quickly became a favorite of many complex algebraic geometers when it was first published in 1980. It has been popular with novices and experts ever since. It is written as a book of ``impressions'' of a journey through the theory of complex algebraic curves. Many topics of compelling beauty occur along the way. A cursory glance at the subjects visited reveals an apparently eclectic selection, from conics and cubics to theta functions, Jacobians, and
questions of moduli. By the end of the book, the theme of theta functions becomes clear, culminating in the Schottky problem.