The woman of Andros by Thornton Wilder
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The Woman of Andros is a 1930 novel by Thornton Wilder. Inspired by Andria, a comedy by Terence, it was the third-best selling book in the United States in 1930. The novel is set on the fictional Greek island of Brynos in the pre-Christian era, probably around 200 B.C. (i.e., in the decline of Greece's golden age though the novel does not give an explicit date) The book examines conflicts between Christian
and pre-Christian morality. Though some reviews considered the novel a masterpiece, others were more critical. This was the first time that Wilder's work received any significant negative critical response. Mike Gold's review in The New Republic faulted Wilder for not addressing modern social issues. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 30005690 |
| Title | The woman of Andros |
| Original Publication | New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. |
| Note | "The first part of this novel is based upon the Andria, a comedy of Terence who in turn based his work upon two Greek plays, now lost to us, by Menander." |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_of_Andros |
| Credits | Sean/IB, Dori Allard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary |
The Woman of Andros is a 1930 novel by Thornton Wilder. Inspired by Andria, a comedy by Terence, it was the third-best selling book in the United States in 1930. The novel is set on the fictional Greek island of Brynos in the pre-Christian era, probably around 200 B.C. (i.e., in the decline of Greece's golden age though the novel does not give an explicit date) The book examines conflicts between Christian and pre-Christian morality. Though some reviews considered the novel a masterpiece, others were more critical. This was the first time that Wilder's work received any significant negative critical response. Mike Gold's review in The New Republic faulted Wilder for not addressing modern social issues. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Courtesans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Shepherds -- Fiction |
| Subject | Greece -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78024 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-78024-5 |
| Release Date | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1526 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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