The Mask of Apollo - A Novel (Paperback, Vintage Books ed)

Set in fourth-century B.C. Greece, The Mask of Apollo is narrated by Nikeratos, a tragic actor who takes with him on all his travels a gold mask of Apollo, a relic of the theater's golden age, which is now past. At first his mascot, the mask gradually becomes his conscience, and he refers to it his gravest decisions, when he finds himself at the center of a political crisis in which the philosopher Plato is also involved. Much of the action is set in Syracuse, where Plato's friend Dion is trying to persuade the young tyrant Dionysios the Younger to accept the rule of law. Through Nikeratos' eyes, the reader watches as the clash between the two looses all the pent-up violence in the city.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1988
First published:	February 1988
Authors:	Mary Renault
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
Edition:	Vintage Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-394-75105-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-394-75105-1
Barcode:	9780394751054

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