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.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Vintage International. Random House
ISBN: 9780394751054
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 371
Tiempo de lectura:
7h 39m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 29/03/1999
Año de edición: 1988
Plaza de edición: Ee.uu.
Alto: 21.0 cm
Ancho: 13.0 cm
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Mary Renault
Mary Renault (Reino Unido, 1905-1983), seudónimo de Mary Challans, es autora de numerosas novelas históricas de la Antigüedad clásica, entre las que destacanEl rey debe morir,La máscara de ApoloyAlexias de Atenas.