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Marlovian

Marlovian

1 9.9
Like Christopher Marlowe's plays and poems, showing dark ambition and bold language
  • adjective
  • /mɑrˈloʊviən/
  • Literature
: marloviano
  • The director gave the production a distinctly Marlovian atmosphere, emphasizing dark ambition and poetic language.

Examples

  • Critics praised the Marlovian elements in the new play, noting its bold themes and tragic hero.

  • Her thesis explores the Marlovian influence on later Elizabethan drama.

  • The play had a distinctly Marlovian style.

  • Many critics praise the Marlovian themes in his work.

  • The director gave the production a distinctly Marlovian atmosphere, emphasizing dark ambition and poetic language.

  • Critics praised the Marlovian elements in the new play, noting its bold themes and tragic hero.

  • Her thesis explores the Marlovian influence on later Elizabethan drama.

Synonyms

Marlowesque
vsMarlovian
  • Literature
1 9.9

Showing dramatic, poetic language and bold themes like Christopher Marlowe's plays

has identical meaning but uses a different adjective ending

Surface Forms

Marlovian positive

Morphology

Marlovian = Marlowe (transparent) = Marlowe + ian

Formed from the proper name 'Marlowe' plus the adjectival/nationality suffix '-ian'; the relation to the person or their style is directly inferable.

Etymology

Marlovian comes from the name Marlowe, the English writer Christopher Marlowe, and the ending -ian meaning 'related to' or 'belonging to'. So a Marlovian style describes works that show the dark ambition and poetic language of Marlowe's plays.