The Mask of Apollo: A Novel
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Renault, Mary Author
Published
Open Road Media , 2013.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
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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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Renault, M. (2013). The Mask of Apollo: A Novel . Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Renault, Mary. 2013. The Mask of Apollo: A Novel. Open Road Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Renault, Mary. The Mask of Apollo: A Novel Open Road Media, 2013.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Renault, M. (2013). The mask of apollo: a novel. Open Road Media.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Renault, Mary. The Mask of Apollo: A Novel Open Road Media, 2013.
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