![]() ![]() Jules Verne is an indissociable, even founding, character of the steampunk movement, so much so that one might wonder if he didn't invent it. Who is the chicken or the egg? No one knows! But who is Jules Verne or steampunk? So it's not sure that cyberpunks understood the joke! ![]() The steampunk being on the contrary by nature optimistic and teasing, he is an adept of the second degree. ![]() Jeter added the word punk to make fun of cyberpunks, eternal pessimists and very first degree. In 1987, with his friends Tim Powers and James Blaylock, they were writing science fiction novels drawing ideas from the excitement of the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the word steampunk is attributed to the Californian author K.W. It is the antithesis of fashion, which makes it by definition timeless. The laxity must not prevail on the aesthetic and the steamer works hard his look not to fall into the banal and the sheepish behavior. However, he can be a contentious person by refusing the negligence of our modern times. The Steamer never loses his sense of humor and if he uses the term punk, it is always in the second degree. Punk literally translates as thug, but it should be considered in the sense of the protest movement, because our steamers don't borrow anything from the thugs, except sometimes a little scoundrel look. Uchrony is an essential part of the definition of Steampunk.Ĭanadian poet and writer Douglas Fetherling describes the steampunk movement as "a genre of science fiction that revisits our past as if the future had come earlier. This leads us quite naturally to uchrony! Uchrony is the art of developing a fictional story from a historical starting point. The steam engines seen by the steamers take on disproportionate proportions and mix the retro side of the Victorian era with today's technological advances. with varying degrees of success of course. And when you say industrial revolution, you say steam! For the first time in history, man mastered a source of mechanical energy and did not hesitate to invent the craziest machines. Victoria reigned for sixty-three years between 18 when the British Empire was at its peak, as was the industrial revolution. The evocation of steam can be explained by the origins of the steampunk movement which draws its inspiration from the Victorian era. Yes, there are not only dog punks, there are also steam punks, the literal translation of steampunk. The beginning of the Steampunk? This story has a strange beginning! If I tell you uchrony, does it speak to you? The steampunk movement is everywhere and for those who would not know it yet, we are going to try to enlighten your lantern so that you recognize it the next time you cross it. In a novel or in a movie theater, on the facade of a monument, on a street corner, in a museum, on a piece of clothing. You must have come across it, even without knowing it. No, no, it's not a question, it's a statement, you know steampunk! ![]()
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