Space and Beyond
Subtitle: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: January 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780313308468
Subjects: Films, cinema; Literary studies: general; Novels, other prose & writers; Science Fiction And Fantasy; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Fiction; USA; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Literary Criticism & Collections / Science Fiction; American - General; Frontier and pioneer life in l; Frontier and pioneer life in literature; History and criticism; Science fiction films; Science fiction, American; United States
First sentence: In 1961, when President John F. Kennedy successfully sought to rally support for a major program of human space exploration, he described outer space as "the New Frontier"-a phrase of unusual evocative power for his American audience.