Andria (Machiavelli) Andria (Machiavelli) Andria is the first play written by Niccolò Machiavelli, published in the period 1517-1520. It is a translation of a play written by the Latin comedy writer Terence, who had originally taken it from the Greek dramatist Menander. It is one of the examples of Machiavelli as a comedy writer, along with "The Mandrake" and the "Clizia". The play has been considered by some scholars semi-autobiographical. The story is about an old man, Simone, who wants his son, Panfilo, to marry Filumena, the daughter of his neighbour Cremete. Panfilo has, however, a secret love affair with Glicerio, a
Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli Bernardo Machiavelli was married to Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. They had four children, Primavera, Margherita, Niccolò (the author of "The Prince") and Totto. Catherine Atkinson: "Debts, dowries, donkeys. The diary of Niccolò Machiavelli’s father, messer Bernardo, in Quattrocento Florence", Frankfurt a. M. 2002, Cesare Olschki, Hrsg.: "Bernardo Machiavelli, Libro di Ricordi", Florenz 1954. Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavelli (between 1426 and 1429 – 1500) was a citizen of Florence and father to Niccolò Machiavelli. A Doctor of Law (hence, his title of "Messer"), debts inherited from his father and uncles limited his career and prevented him from