I've been putting a lot of thought into Steampunk lately for a bulletin board in the high school library - trying to refine my thoughts on the matter.
To me, Steampunk is Victorian-based science fiction/ science fantasy; i.e. science fiction/ science fantasy which is based on the technology of the period of the 19th c, early 20th c period.
I include in this category the "real" Victorian Science Fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. (I was unable to convince the librarian at the school to include Sherlock Holmes even though his deductions are science based and extend before the then existent capabilities of forensic science of the time.)
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Steampunk
2010-11-17 15:03 (UTC)To me, Steampunk is Victorian-based science fiction/ science fantasy; i.e. science fiction/ science fantasy which is based on the technology of the period of the 19th c, early 20th c period.
I include in this category the "real" Victorian Science Fiction of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. (I was unable to convince the librarian at the school to include Sherlock Holmes even though his deductions are science based and extend before the then existent capabilities of forensic science of the time.)