1. A few thoughts on Guy Davenport as pioneer of steampunk.
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@HeerJeet was about to jump all over #5 and say "What about Samuel R!". Gotta let the observations play out, butThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I would assert there is a Chip Delaney-wing of paraliterature that doesn't fête Guy as pioneer b/c trends are eventually subsumed -
@Chipmazing Fair enough, although it's hard to overstate Davenport's influence on late period Delany. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet & while getting anthologized is nice, 1)true re-discovery often happens on review 2)his writings are part of a larger projectThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Guy Davenport presages steampunk but was doing a lot more with his writing. Its a testament to its strength that there's a spinoff -
@Chipmazing Oh yeah, steampunk just a small sliver of Davenport, but an interesting nugget of literary history.
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@HeerJeet@john_clute I skirt linking to Steampunk in the SFE entry on Guy Davenport http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/davenport_guy … but maybe should do add a ref. -
@john_clute I was astonished when I recently re-read "Tatlin!" how closely Davenport anticipated strategies of steampunk in brief section. - Show replies
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