Rowleian

Adjective

Rowleian (comparative more Rowleian, superlative most Rowleian)

1. Of or pertaining to the literary style and characters of plays by William Rowley (ca1585-1626), English playright.
   • The style of which is neither Rowleian nor Shakespearean but a particular blending of both.1988, Ann Thompson, The Modern Language Review^(http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-7937(198810)83%3A4%3C945%3AWSA'BO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9), volume 83, number 4, page 945n
   • Tim [Bloodhound] shows many signs of being a typical Rowleian clown; he is a fat clown, judging from his joke about breaking his girdle.1991, Mark Dominik, “William Rowley”, in William Shakespeare and the Birth of Merlin, page 33
2. Of or pertaining to the work of (fictional) poet Thomas Rowley, a pseudonym of Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), English poet.
   • Mr. Tyrwhitt's book on the Rowleian controversy, which is reckoned completely victorious, are all the novelties I have seen since I left town.1782, Horace Walpole, The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, page 319
   • Chatterton... also imparted to Barrett two Rowleian poems, "The Parliament of Sprites," and "The Battle of Hastings" (in two quite different versions).1898, Henry A. Beers, A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century