The Mask of Apollo
About this book
The Mask of Apollo is a historical novel written by Mary Renault. Set in the ancient Greek world during the 4th century BC, the novel is written as the first-person narrative of a fictional character, Nikeratos (or 'Niko'), an actor. Throughout his professional life and his work in Syracuse and Athens, Nikeratos meets several historical characters and becomes a witness (and sometimes a marginal participant) in the political conflicts of Syracuse.
Subjects
- actors
- actors, fiction
- fiction
- fiction, general
- fiction, historical
- fiction, historical, general
- greece, fiction
- historia
- history
- novela
- theater