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 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:32 pm
An interesting tidbit from the world of Wikipedia: Quote: A parachronism (from the Greek "παρά," "on the side," and "χρόνος," "time") is anything that appears in a temporal context in which, though not sufficiently out of place as to be impossible, is not normally found in that time period. The item is often an object, but may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else closely enough bound to a particular period as to seem strange when viewed in a later time period. Parachronisms are usually seen as objects or ideas which were once common, but are now considered rare or inappropriate. They often take the form of obsolete technology or outdated fashion. This is different from an anachronism, in which the object or idea in question had not yet been invented when the situation takes place, and is therefore impossible to have existed at that time So, going by this definition, would the steampunk lifestyle be a parachronism rather than an anachronism? Not that I believe the word would catch on. Or perhaps both? Steampunk focuses on the Victorian era (parachronism) but incorporates technological elements that did not exist then or, sometimes, still do not exist (anachronism). Your opinions?
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:51 pm
A steampunk lifestyle would be a parachronism, seeing as steam is not our major energy source anymore, and one would be dressing (most likely) in the styles of the Victorian Era. However, I believe that the steampunk concept itself would be more anachronistic, what with advanced steam technology and aether ships.
On the other hand, those machines don't exist today, so, perhaps steampunk is really more of a fantasy concept.
(Sorry for my poorly worded post. o_O )
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:14 pm
At first glance, that would make sense, but you have to consider the source. I love wikipedia, but it has a reputation for not being the most trustworthy of internet sources... For example, this is dictionary.com's definition of anachronism: Quote: 1. Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
2. An error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.
And the same site's definition of parachronism:
Quote: A chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one. So it would seem that a parachronism was a more specific word that would apply to some aspects of steampunk, while anachronism is a blanket term that covers the lifestyle more completely. There are some traits that are decidedly more futuristic that historic, and would fall only under the anachronistic category.
...Simply put, I think wikipedia's concept of "anachronism" is just a bit off. But I really love the new word!
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:04 am
stare NOTHING DEFIES GREEK ROOTS scream mad
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 7:24 pm
Sidnay stare NOTHING DEFIES GREEK ROOTS scream mad Unless it's Latin roots instead. xd
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:12 am
Amythyst Kimball Sidnay stare NOTHING DEFIES GREEK ROOTS scream mad Unless it's Latin roots instead. xd Ooh, a battle of scientific root languages! biggrin
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:51 am
Sidnay stare NOTHING DEFIES GREEK ROOTS scream mad This is Madness! This...Is...a small combination of land based territories currently in conflict which it's neighboring archipelago.
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