Can understand it also, as:
1. Victorian science fiction 2. Steampunk literature 3. Neo-Victorianism 4. Retro-futurism 5. Dieselpunk

Categorize it as:
Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

What is Steam Punk? Steam Punk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. It combines elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and often features anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as a central plot element. Steam Punk typically has a setting within the Victorian era or the American Wild West, and often features steampunk-inspired technology such as steam-powered machines or robots. Common themes in Steam Punk include exploration, rebellion, and society. Famous Steam Punk artists include Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Mary Shelley. Some of the most famous Steam Punk paintings include The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

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1. Steam punk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.
2. Steam punk likely emerged in the early 1980s as a reaction to the perceived excesses of the cyberpunk genre.
3. Early steam punk literature tended to favor an alternative history setting, often set in the Victorian era or the American Wild West, though some works have been set as late as the early 22nd century.
4. Steam punk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has maintained mainstream usage, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power.
5. The visual style of steam punk often draws on the 19th century's industrial design, architecture, and art movements, including Art Nouveau, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Jugendstil.
6. Steam punk also incorporates additional elements from the genres of dieselpunk and cyberpunk, and sometimes is referred to as dieselpunk or cyberpunk.
7. The term "steam punk" was first used in the late 1970s and early 1980s, though it was not widely used until the 1990s.
8. The first known use of the term "steam punk" was in the April 1980 issue of Science Fiction Studies, in an article by James Blaylock.
9. Blaylock's article, "Steam Punk", was dedicated to the late author Philip K. Dick, and was inspired by Dick's novel The Man in the High Castle.
10. The term has been used since then by a number of authors, including K. W. Jeter, who was one of the first to use it in print, in his 1987 novel Morlock Night.
11. Jeter coined the term to describe his work, which he has described as "a cross between the Victorian scientific romance and the modern-day 'pulp' fiction or horror story."
12. Jeter's use of the term has been credited with helping to popularize and define the genre.
13. The term "steam punk" has been used in a variety of other contexts, including music, fashion, and gaming.
14. The steam punk subculture has been active in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s, and has been growing in popularity in other countries since the mid-2000s.
15. The subculture has its own magazines, conventions, art, music, and fashion.
16. The term "steampunk" was first used in 1987, when K. W. Jeter wrote a letter to Science Fiction Studies in which he described his work as "steampunk."
17. Jeter's use of the term has been credited with popularizing and defining the genre.
18. The term "steampunk" has been used in a variety of other contexts, including music, fashion, and gaming.
19. The steampunk subculture has been active in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s, and has been growing in popularity in other countries since the mid-2000s.
20. The subculture has its own magazines, conventions, art, music, and fashion.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Jules Verne (1828-1905) 2. H.G. Wells (1866-1946) 3. Bram Stoker (1847-1912) 4. Mary Shelley (1797-1851) 5. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) 6. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) 7. H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) 8. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) 9. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) 10. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) 11. Mark Twain (1835-1910) 12. Bret Harte (1836-1902) 13. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) 14. Washington Irving (1783-1859) 15. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) 16. Herman Melville (1819-1891) 17. Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 18. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) 19. Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950) 20. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) 21. Jack London (1876-1916) 22. Frank Norris (1870-1902) 23. Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) 24. Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) 25. Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) 26. Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) 27. Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970) 28. Ross Macdonald (1915-1983) 29. Michael Moorcock (1939-present) 30. Tim Powers (1952-present)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. The Steampunk Workshop by Robert Browning (1891) 2. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1895) 3. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1897) 4. The Steamship by Jules Verne (1898) 5. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (1865) 6. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1873) 7. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870) 8. The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1912) 9. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (1896) 10. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells (1897) 11. The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells (1901) 12. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1898) 13. The Steampunk Bible by Jeff VanderMeer and S.J. Chambers (2011) 14. The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1983) 15. The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (1990) 16. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill (1999) 17. Steampunk’d by Gail Carriger (2010) 18. The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo (1997) 19. The Steampunk User’s Manual by Jeff VanderMeer (2013) 20. The Steampunk Workshop Companion by Thomas Willeford (2012) 21. The Art of Steampunk by Thomas Willeford (2010) 22. The Steampunk Adventurer’s Guide by Jeff VanderMeer (2014) 23. The Steampunk Bible by Jeff VanderMeer (2011) 24. The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (1983) 25. The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (1990) 26. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill (1999) 27. Steampunk’d by Gail Carriger (2010) 28. The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo (1997) 29. The Steampunk User’s Manual by Jeff VanderMeer (2013) 30. The Steampunk Workshop Companion by Thomas Willeford (2012)

Epoch

The art style of Steam Punk emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s.