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Anachronisms

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There are many anachronisms through out the Baroque Cycle. Many of these are non-accidental anachronisms, as one would expect to see in a novel set during and earlier era. Rather many anachronisms seem to be but in by design by Mr. Stephenson:

Anachronisms in Quicksilver

Anachronisms in The Confusion

Anachronisms in The System of the World

  • "...the Three Desiderata: location, location, and location..." The System of the World, 107. Is this an anachronism?
  • "We came up to take in the view, the seemed to say, and never expected the Spanish Inquisition" The System of the World, 248. Not really an anachronism, more of a tounge-in-cheek joke by Mr. Stephenson, an obvious reference the the Monty Python sketch.
  • "hot-swapped", The System of the World, 392.