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Maeterlinckian, a.|meɪtəˈlɪŋkɪən, ˈmɑːtə-|
[f. Maeterlinck (see below) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian author (1862–1949), or his writings.
1895G. B. Shaw Our Theatres in Nineties (1932) I. 189 The Maeterlinckian treatment of Pelléas et Mélisande. 1904W. L. Courtney Devel. M. Maeterlinck 35 It is hardly a characteristic example of the Maeterlinckian drama. 1909Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Apr. 150/2 Conflicting with the spirit of mystery and fascinating Maeterlinckian unreality. 1933Ibid. 5 Oct. 657/2 The old haunted house of the Harveys on the Quay, with its Maeterlinckian terrors for a sensitively imaginative child. 1974P. de Vries Glory of Hummingbird (1975) xiii. 173 On the one hand, flocks of Maeterlinckian bluebirds fresh descended from heaven; on the other, a passel of pubescent near-villains queuing up for release from hell. |