tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post8096610865638909058..comments2023-11-05T04:04:12.442-05:00Comments on Short Schrift: RetrotopiaTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-29117565672910110082008-09-11T23:17:00.000-04:002008-09-11T23:17:00.000-04:00Yeah, I wasn't at all aware that there was such a ...Yeah, I wasn't at all aware that there was such a firm generic distinction between a "critical essay" and "a survey." <BR/><BR/>I didn't see your call for better contextual notes for newbies as a demand for full scholarly apparatus, either. <BR/><BR/>You'd fixed the Moorcock/Difference Engine phrase before I quoted it, so there's nothing to go on there.<BR/><BR/>So, I can understand if Jeff is grumbly, defensive of turf, or eager to contest your interpretation of a story or two, but I don't really see what <BR/>"factual errors" he's talking about.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-62666262034872049832008-09-11T23:00:00.000-04:002008-09-11T23:00:00.000-04:00Er, "steampunk" qua term, according to Mr. VanderM...Er, "steampunk" qua term, according to Mr. VanderMeer. Hit preview a little too quickly there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912822372289365516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-34301998320019638242008-09-11T22:53:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:53:00.000-04:00My original (poor) phrasing implied that I thought...My original (poor) phrasing implied that I thought that Moorcock wrote <I>The Difference Engine</I> (which, no, on both counts); I called something a "Western" (which I agreed, when called on it, was too restrictive); I called the two closing essays critical essays (apparently they...aren't?); and I asked for an explanation of the chronological distribution (justified, according to VM, because "steampunk" didn't exist until X date). Off the top of my head, I think that covers my errors/queries. Beyond that, there are philosophical disagreements, plus my sense that "Lord Kelvin's Machine" hasn't held up especially well (which has nothing to do with its <I>importance</I> to the genre), but I think that covers it. <BR/><BR/>Actually, I quite enjoyed the anthology.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912822372289365516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-22138359456915160002008-09-11T22:09:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:09:00.000-04:00JeffV, I haven't read the book -- do you care to s...JeffV, I haven't read the book -- do you care to share?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-38346389853740260782008-09-11T21:31:00.000-04:002008-09-11T21:31:00.000-04:00Yes, I especially love all of her factual errors.J...Yes, I especially love all of her factual errors.<BR/><BR/>JeffVJeffVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306056002963293934noreply@blogger.com