Word: andria
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Osservatore, harking back to Il Lavoro's original anti-Fascist "Catholic plot," printed a denial by Monsignor Pizzardo that he had ever incited the Italian League for Catholic Action to any action other than religious action. The Bishop of Andria, present at the Catholic Action meeting in question, confirmed Monsignor Pizzardo's denial "before God and in the presence of witnesses...
...Story. The first part of The Woman of Andros, says Author Wilder, is based on the Andria, comedy of Latin Playwright Terence (circa 185-159 B. c.) which in turn was based on two lost plays by Greek Playwright Menander (342-291 B. c.). On Brynos, one of the lesser islands of the Greek Archipelago, lives Chrysis the courtesan, the woman from Andros. She is the scandal of the island, not because of her loose behavior, for she is both dignified and circumspect, but by her "airs and graces." She gives weekly banquets, to which she invites all the most...