Comments on: Does Steampunk Have Politics?

By: drupagliassotti

drupagliassotti — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:13:15 +0000

Actually, H.G. Wells’ works seem to me to be a good example of protosteampunk, with their incorporation of science fiction to embed cultural criticism in a speculative setting. As far as inspiration goes, I’m not a literary scholar well-versed in the works of each, but I think Verne’s works were more fanciful, with exotic locales, gorgeous technology, and a sense of hope that technology could help society. H.G. Wells’ works were a bit darker, and technology was as much a threat as a hope. Maybe, overall, Verne is more steampulp and Wells is more steampunk? Except I still favor Captain Nemo as a “spokesperson” for steampunk much more than any of H.G. Wells’ protagonists….!

By: Lexi Orchestra

Lexi Orchestra — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:12:41 +0000

Why, do you think, is H. G. Wells not considered as a source of steampunk inspiration as Jules Verne is?

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