Stratfordian
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- noun
- /ˌstrætˈfɔrdɪən/
- In other words, will out-and-out Stratfordians and Oxfordians be welcome, or would you prefer your group to be populated only by those who are at least prepared to accept the possibility that Marlovians could be right?
Examples
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In my opinion, the best and simplest statement of what Stratfordians believe and the evidence upon which that belief is based is one produced by Tom Reedy and Dave Kathman, which (ironically, given your earlier remarks) they called "How do we know that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare?"
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In that sense, by introducing too much "well, of course we just *know*" type stuff, and too much utterly baseless additional fact-making, you are doing the Stratfordian's work for them.
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Stratfordians would have a very hard time explaining that away.
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What would a Stratfordian give for the Promus notebook or the strong circumstantial evidence?
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In my book, Jonson's blatant contradictions in his remarks about Shakespeare weaken his value as the crown witness of Stratfordians considerably.
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I've commented critically in my book on a number of Stratfordians' books, including those of Matus, McCrea, Greenblatt, Shapiro, etc.
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A dedicated Stratfordian, she often attends conferences about Shakespeare's life and works.
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Many Stratfordians argue that the evidence overwhelmingly supports Shakespeare's authorship of the plays.
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As a proud Stratfordian, he defends the traditional view that Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon wrote all the attributed works.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Stratfordian = Stratford (semi-transparent) = Stratford + ian
The noun is formed from the place name plus '-ian' indicating an adherent or person associated with Stratford, but the specific referent ('a believer in Shakespeare's Stratford authorship') is culturally specific.
Etymology
Stratfordian as a noun comes from Stratford plus the ending -ian, meaning 'a person from' or 'connected with', so a Stratfordian is someone who believes the writer from Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the plays and poems we call Shakespeare's.