Chattertonian, a. and n.
(tʃætəˈtəʊnɪən)
[f. the name of Chatterton (see below) + -ian.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770), English poet, or his literary style. B. n. A disciple or admirer of Thomas Chatterton.
| 1838 E. Mangin Let. to ‘Admirers of Chatterton’ 13 All Chattertonian readers are aware..that in..1764 (when Chatterton was but twelve years old)..he was in possession of certain old MSS. 1910 J. H. Ingram True Chatterton 110 Some of these verses..appear to have been bound up with the Chattertonian MSS. in the British Museum. 1946 Scrutiny XIV. i. 67 The tradition of Chattertonian boy wonders. 1956 E. Blunden Coleridge's Fellow-Grecian 75 Another Chattertonian, William Wordsworth, has been met in these pages as an enemy of Le Grice. |