Marlovian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who believes that Christopher Marlowe was the main writer of works attributed to William Shakespeare.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the English writer Christopher Marlowe (c.1564–1593). not-comparable

    "Also it is worth attending to the Marlovian questions because they are too easily drowned out by another characteristic rhetorical device, the hyperboles so well analyzed by Harry Levin."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the conspiracy theory that Christopher Marlowe was the main writer of works attributed to William Shakespeare. not-comparable

Example

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"Also it is worth attending to the Marlovian questions because they are too easily drowned out by another characteristic rhetorical device, the hyperboles so well analyzed by Harry Levin."

Etymology

From Marlow + -v- + -ian.

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