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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8487381" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>Moorcock is an author, not a theme or sub-genre. That's what I was talking about. Oh yeah, and Moorcock is still publishing - he has a following. Maybe newer fans haven't heard of him, but he's known by everyone with anything more than a surface knowledge of fantasy.</p><p></p><p>Moorcock was instrumental in establishing sword & sorcery, or reviving it in the 60s. And it hasn't gone away. It may not be as prominent as other sub-genres of fantasy, but it still has a strong following, and has also influenced grimdark.</p><p></p><p>That said, I hear you about him being under-appreciated in terms of his influence. In my mind, and I think in the minds with scholars of the genre, he's a giant.</p><p></p><p>And I hear you about stuff fading, and younger folks not having a historical context. That's probably just due to casual fandom: most people read The Latest Thing, and only serious fans look back beyond stuff published more than 20 years ago or so. </p><p></p><p>But my point is, even if things rise and fall, a lot of stuff comes back around. That's how the fashion world works (as far as I understand it).</p><p></p><p>We also live somewhat in a "post-genre era," where there is less room for new territory to be discovered, and a wealth of old stuff to sort through and re-vitalize in new ways. I mean, have you ever noticed how the cultural themes of the 20th century are more vivid than in the 21st century? Maybe it is "recency blindness," but I just don't see the 2000s or 2010s as having as vivid a "cultural signature" as the 1920s - 1990s. It is almost like we, or at least Western culture, tried everything out in the 20th century, and the 21st century is more about re-combining and integrating, with less new ideas coming in. Very postmodern of us! Just a hypothesis, though. </p><p></p><p>p.s. Seeing as you're obviously a sword & sorcery fan, have you checked out the recent survey of the field, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flame-Crimson-History-Sword-Sorcery/dp/1683902440" target="_blank">Flame and Crimson?</a> A fun book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8487381, member: 59082"] Moorcock is an author, not a theme or sub-genre. That's what I was talking about. Oh yeah, and Moorcock is still publishing - he has a following. Maybe newer fans haven't heard of him, but he's known by everyone with anything more than a surface knowledge of fantasy. Moorcock was instrumental in establishing sword & sorcery, or reviving it in the 60s. And it hasn't gone away. It may not be as prominent as other sub-genres of fantasy, but it still has a strong following, and has also influenced grimdark. That said, I hear you about him being under-appreciated in terms of his influence. In my mind, and I think in the minds with scholars of the genre, he's a giant. And I hear you about stuff fading, and younger folks not having a historical context. That's probably just due to casual fandom: most people read The Latest Thing, and only serious fans look back beyond stuff published more than 20 years ago or so. But my point is, even if things rise and fall, a lot of stuff comes back around. That's how the fashion world works (as far as I understand it). We also live somewhat in a "post-genre era," where there is less room for new territory to be discovered, and a wealth of old stuff to sort through and re-vitalize in new ways. I mean, have you ever noticed how the cultural themes of the 20th century are more vivid than in the 21st century? Maybe it is "recency blindness," but I just don't see the 2000s or 2010s as having as vivid a "cultural signature" as the 1920s - 1990s. It is almost like we, or at least Western culture, tried everything out in the 20th century, and the 21st century is more about re-combining and integrating, with less new ideas coming in. Very postmodern of us! Just a hypothesis, though. p.s. Seeing as you're obviously a sword & sorcery fan, have you checked out the recent survey of the field, [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Flame-Crimson-History-Sword-Sorcery/dp/1683902440']Flame and Crimson?[/URL] A fun book. [/QUOTE]
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