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<p>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.</p> <p>The politics of the Greek cities of the 4th century B.C. told by an actor who travels with a golden mask. </p>

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Author

Renault, Mary

Publisher

New York: Vintage Books

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780394751054

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Rating

4.04 / 5 (1,469 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13