Steampunk An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions |
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| Author:
| Robb, Brian J. |
| Foreword by:
| Blaylock, James P. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78131-026-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing Group UK
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| Imprint: | White Lion Publishing |
| Book Format: | Other book format |
| List Price: | AUD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential and arresting new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans, cannon-shots to the moon and coal-fired robots, it charts alternative histories in which the British Empire never fell or where the atom remained unsplit. This wide-ranging, beautifully-illustrated and much needed history explores the genre's many...
More DescriptionSimultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential and arresting new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans, cannon-shots to the moon and coal-fired robots, it charts alternative histories in which the British Empire never fell or where the atom remained unsplit. This wide-ranging, beautifully-illustrated and much needed history explores the genre's many intricate expressions, tracing its development in fiction, cinema, television, comics, videogames and beyond.