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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... producing intelligent space opera . Also at the same time , there has been a resurgence of the romantic , fantastic , or ... produced by tired writers when they want to switch off their brains , is certainly mistaken . Space opera is not ...
... produced by George Pal and directed by Irving Pichel . While other critics have noted the film's painstaking efforts ... producing the effect a nail has on a tire , i.e. , a man wearing a pressurized suit cannot be suspended on wires ...
... produced , as a dear and genuine inmate of the household of man " ( 16 ) . Later Romantic poets , influenced by Kant , celebrated the ascendancy of human inspiration over mere flesh by asserting that the human mind actively shapes and ...
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The Challenge of Space | 3 |
The Cinema of Space | 4 |
Space vs Time | 9 |
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