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Definition of Thornton Wilder
1. Noun. United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975).
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright, Author, Writer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thornton Wilder
Literary usage of Thornton Wilder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Skill in Communication: A Vital Element in Effective Management by David D. Acker (1994)
"Thornton Wilder ceived; above all, insist upon hav- wrote "there is no true
education ing the meaning of a work clearly save in answers to urgent question- ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"... first novels I liked particularly was entitled The Cabala: it was a series of
episodes about Rome written by a new man from Yale called Thornton Wilder. ..."
3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The loes o¡ March, adapted by Jerome Kilty from the novel by Thornton Wilder (Sir
John Gielgud. ..."
4. New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past (2007)
"Thornton Wilder, the novelist, was a member of the faculty from 1921 to 1928.
Main Street is a collection of stores, mixed with a few ancient and modern ..."
5. Biotechnology: Teacher Guide (1988)
"... TH White The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder The Virginian, Owen Wister
Dragonwings, Laurence Yep ..."
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