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Shawian, a. nonce-wd.|ˈʃɔːɪən|
[f. the name of George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), playwright and critic, + -ian.]
= Shavian a. Also in other rare or nonce formations, esp. in Shaw's correspondence, as ˈShawism, ˈShawite: ˈShawesque, ˈShawist adjs., etc.
1894G. B. Shaw Let. 2 Dec. (1965) I. 466 He resolved to follow up the vein of comedy opened by Henry Arthur Jones..before venturing upon the Shawian quicksand. 1895― Let. 27 Aug. (1965) I. 551, I have finished the draft of a one act piece about Napoleon, a very Shawesque curtain raiser. Ibid., I want to write a big book of devotion for modern people..—a gospel of Shawianity. 1897E. Terry Let. 9 Jan. in Ellen Terry & Shaw (1931) 144 His are my sentiments, but how comes it it's all put in a Shawesque manner? 1897G. B. Shaw Let. 14 July (1965) I. 782 If I steal the plot my version will be so Shawified that nobody will recognize it. 1898Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 8/1 Mr. Raymond Blathwayt's ‘Talk’ with Mr. George Bernard Shaw..is full of characteristic Shawisms. 1899G. B. Shaw Let. c 26–30 Dec. (1972) II. 125, I again urge you to make that Marxian column of yours an intelligently Socialist (that is, Shawist) one. 1900― Let. 27 Jan. (1972) II. 142 The Shawish quality of my characters. 1903― Let. 26 Jan. (1972) II. 305 [Dr. L. Kellner]..was one of the first German Shawites. 1904Times 2 Nov. 6/2 A rivulet of ‘story’ meanders through a meadow of ‘Shawisms’. 1928Weekly Dispatch 13 May 12/7 Here was a golden opportunity for an exhibition of Shawishness that was instantly forthcoming. |