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The Mask of Apollo

The Mask of Apollo

by Mary Renault (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

    $3.36

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    Paperback 1986

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Synopsis

In a vivid depiction of Ancient Greece and its legendary heroes, The Mask of Apollo tells the story of Nikeratos, the gifted tragic actor at the centre of political and cultural activity in Athens, 400 B. C. Wherever he goes, Nikeratos carries a golden mask of Apollo, a relic and reminder of an age when the theatre was at the height of its greatness and talent. Only a mascot at first, the mask gradually turns into Nikeratos' conscience as he encounters famous thinkers, actors, and philosophers, including the famous Plato himself.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Arrow
Published: 06 May 2004
ISBN 10: 0099469413
ISBN 13: 9780099469414
Book Overview: With the adventures of Nikeratos, a tragic actor at the hub of political and cultural activity in Athens, 400 B. C., Mary Renault once again brings to life the world of Ancient Greece in stunning historical detail.

Author Bio
Mary Renault was educated at Clifton High School, Bristol and St Hugh's College, Oxford. Having completed nursing training in 1937, she then wrote her first novel Promise of Love. Her next three novels were written during off-time duty whilst serving in the war. In 1948 she went to live in South Africa but travelled widely. It was her trip to Greece and her visits to Corinth, Samos, Crete, Delos, Aegina and other islands, as well as to Athens, Sounion and Marathon, that resulted in her brilliant historical reconstructions of Ancient Greece. Mary Renault died in 1983.