1. A few thoughts on Guy Davenport as pioneer of steampunk.
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2. Davenport's 1974 novella "Tatlin!" imagines Tsiolkovsky building a rocket to the moon in 19th century
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3. That section of Talin no eerily reads like an anticipation of steampunk, complete with "Babbage Difference Engine" as computer.
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4. Science Fiction Encyclopedia lists only one proto-steampunk story that predates "Tatlin!" but that a pastiche of scientific romance.
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5. Why isn't Davenport seen as pioneer of steampunk? Davenport readers don't read sci-fi, sci-fi fans don't, with exceptions, read Davenport
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6. 6. The sci-fi people who did read Davenport art few: including Carter Scholz, Avram Davidson, Samuel Delany,
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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.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@john_clute I was astonished when I recently re-read "Tatlin!" how closely Davenport anticipated strategies of steampunk in brief section.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@john_clute Yes. And it's not surprising Davenport felt a kinship with his near namesake Avram Davidson.
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