The Woman of Andros
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| Author | Thornton Wilder |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Albert & Charles Boni |
Publication date | February 1930 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 162 |
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)[1][2] The book examines conflicts between Christian and pre-Christian morality.
Though some reviews considered the novel a masterpiece, others were more critical.[3] 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.[4][5]
References
- ^ The Cabala and The Woman of Andros - Two Novels, Harper Collins Canada (description for 2006 reissue), Retrieved 26 November 2014
- ^ (23 February 1930). Thornton Wilder's New Tale Has Classic Beauty; In Its Perfection of Form, "The Woman of Andros" Surpasses His Previous Work (book review), The New York Times
- ^ All Movie Guide Biography, via nytimes.com, Retrieved 26 November 2014
- ^ Ho, Melanie. Useful Fiction: Why Universities Need Middlebrow Literature (2008 UCLA Ph.D. dissertation)
- ^ Dirda, Michael. The Chameleon: Thornton Wilder's multifaced life and work, Harper's Magazine (January 2013)
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Thornton Wilder
- The Long Christmas Dinner (1931)
- The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (1931)
- Our Town (1938)
- The Merchant of Yonkers (1938)
- The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)
- The Matchmaker (1954)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927)
- The Woman of Andros (1930)
- Ides of March (1948)
- The Eighth Day (1967)
- Theophilus North (1973)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929 film)
- Our Town (1940 film)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944 film)
- Our Town (1955 TV)
- The Matchmaker (1958 film)
- The Happy Journey (1963)
- Hello, Dolly! (1964 musical)
- Hello, Dolly! (1969 film)
- Our Town (2003 film)
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004 film)
- Our Town (2006 opera)
- OT: Our Town (documentary)
- Amos Wilder (brother)
- Charlotte Wilder (sister)
- Janet Wilder Dakin (sister)
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