Shelleyan

American  

[shel-ee-uhn] / ˈʃɛl i ən /

adjective

1. Also Shellian. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.

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noun

1. a student or admirer of the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Etymology

Origin of Shelleyan

First recorded in 1840–50; Shelley + -an

Example Sentences

These lines, and the great Shelleyan declaration that "A loving worm within its clod Were diviner than a loveless God," are the key to both poems, but peculiarly to the Christmas-Day, in which they occur.

From Robert Browning by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)

Yet, though the Shelleyan affinities of Browning are here visible enough, his point of view is clearly distinct.

From Robert Browning by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)

Whatever the effects may be on Shelleyan commentators, it must be said that, to the donnish eye, Percy Bysshe Shelley was nothing more or less than the ordinary Oxford poet, of the quieter type.

From Oxford by Lang, Andrew

We may catch some fleeting echoes of Keats's melody in 'Pippa Passes'; it is almost a commonplace that some measure of Shelleyan fancy is recognizable in 'Pauline'.

From Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Browning, Robert

The Shelleyan enthusiast was altogether on the side of existence; he thought that every cloud and clump of grass shared his strict republican orthodoxy.

From Robert Browning by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)