Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science FictionGary Westfahl Bloomsbury Academic, 30 ene 2000 - 207 páginas Although the exploration of space has long preoccupied authors and filmmakers, the development of an actual space program, discoveries about the true nature of space, and critical reconsiderations of America's frontier experiences have challenged and complicated conventional portrayals of humans in space. This volume reexamines the themes of space and the frontier in science fiction in light of recent scientific and literary developments. From this new perspective, we discern previously unnoticed commentaries from older authors, while newer writers either remain within a reassuring but obsolete tradition, venture into unexplored new realities, or abandon space to focus on other frontiers. |
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... magic of technology had seemed to promise an unlimited human future on unlimited space frontiers , but the liberated atom was suddenly black magic . The " B " science fiction films kept warning darkly of the dangers of probing into ...
... magic shows than science fiction , his cinematogra- phy more trick photography than special effects , his works delight the child in us . In Totem and Taboo , Sigmund Freud traces magic to the omnipotence of thought shared by children ...
... Magic : The Story of Special Effects in Cinema . New York : New American Library , 1976 . Contact . Warner Brothers , 1997 . Culhane , John . Special Effects in the Movies . New York : Ballantine , 1981 . Destination Moon . George Pal ...
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The Challenge of Space | 3 |
The Cinema of Space | 4 |
Space vs Time | 9 |
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