The Mask of Apollo
Renault, Mary
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BOOK SUMMARY
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 bec
BOOK SYNOPSIS
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.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0394751051
ISBN(13-digit): 9780394751054
Copyright: 1988
Dewey Decimal: 823/.912
Library of Congress: 86046177
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.7
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