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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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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.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Life as art and art as life, Mai 30 2002
One of the things that make Mary Renault such a great historical novelist is that she opens doors you never thought existed and gets you wanting to explore and learn more. I had to read several Greek plays in high school but they were always kind of ho-hum until Renault brought them vibrantly to life in "The Mask of Apollo" in the character of Nikeratos, an Athenian actor in 4th-century BC Greece who learns his craft from the ground up and brings us onstage and backstage into his world of great drama. Nikeratos travels from Greece to Sicily and back, acting in plays by such immemorial dramatists as Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and bringing life to his art and art into his life and the lives of those he interacts with. Parallel with the story of Nikeratos is the story of Dion of Syracuse, a real historical figure who successfully brought down the dictatorship of Dionysios the Younger, only to install his own dictatorship in its place. "The Mask of Apollo" brings to life historical figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Speusippos (an enigmatic character I would have liked to know more of) and many others that we only read about in history texts, and makes them become real and personal. She also makes us live in ancient Syracuse with its sights and sounds, its political intrigues and dangers. (Contrary to what one reviewer said, however, Renault gave only one line in passing to the Athenian defeat at Syracuse during the Peloponnesian War and the tragic aftermath; that was treated at length in "The Last of the Wine" but not in this book.) After finishing this book, I headed straight to the bookstore for a good translation of "The Bacchae" by Euripides, which I'd never heard of before Renault relates how brilliantly Nikeratos acts the leading role, and devoured it at one sitting. Renault does her readers a double favor: she not only gives them a gem of a book, she sends them on a treasure hunt to find some more.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 the emotional connection, Déc 26 2001
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there are many reviews of ms. renault's work here already, so i will keep this very brief: the reason mary renault is my favorite author is that she can bring the emotional and human quality of her characters to the surface. she makes these long dead people with strange names come alive. she gives them a quotidian life. she makes them human, and humane. true, her knowledge of the ancient greeks is encyclopedic. true, her descriptions are wonderous, but her deep empathy for the people in her novels is what separates her from other historical writers. she also handles homoeroticism/homosocial behavior with a sweetness and sensitivity that demonstrates the value of the delicate bonds that men should be encouraged to explore and nurture. her compassion for the human experience is sometimes overwhelming.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Mask of Apollo only good for the interested in greek history, Déc 19 2001
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i thought the mask of apollo was a dull book that was hard to follow i was to read this book for a school project and although i am able to follow most books i found this one most strenous to read. I am not at all interested in greek history and was amazed at all the talk of homosexual affiars. I would not recommend this book for any child under the age of 18 who has no interest in histroy. i would recomend this book to children with devoted interest to history and who are good at reading comprehension and to adults who are interested in greek history.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A TIMELESS STORY
Mary Renault has vividly recreated the world of the actor in ancient Greece, set against a backdrop of love, betrayal, and war. Read more
Publié le Mars 18 2000 par B. Morse

5.0étoiles sur 5 Fascinating and superb
I began reading Mary Renault's novels at the age of 17, having found her book about Theseus by chance in my school's library. Read more
Publié le Mars 13 2000 par ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

5.0étoiles sur 5 ~~A Genuinely Lovely Study~~
This truly is a novel written with patience and love - with a fascinating peek into obscure moments in the evolution of ancient theatre and philosophy! Read more
Publié le Fév 13 2000 par A. Casalino

1.0étoiles sur 5 WOW WHAT A BAD BOOK
the mask of apollo rates right up there with the rest of the crummy books i have had to read for school. Read more
Publié le Janv. 16 2000

5.0étoiles sur 5 Life in Ancient Greece, theater and Siracuse
As a foreigner reader, I would like to state my view on "The Mask of Apollo". Wonderful book, almost from first to last line. Read more
Publié le Aoû 27 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 Fascinating Greek history/wonderful story of an actor
Mary Renault often used a unique technique to describe historical events and famous characters. She made her protagonists, not the famous people themselves, but lesser-known or... Read more
Publié le Aoû 17 1999 par aschatz@bgumail.bgu.ac.il (Ami...

2.0étoiles sur 5 Boring with little character description
This book I would only recommend to a Greek Historian. I had to read the Mask of Apollo for school and if I read more then 10 pages at a time I was doing good. Read more
Publié le Aoû 1 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 My 2nd favorite book of all time
The beautiful and the good. Mary Renault brings the classical ideals alive ... greatness of people, greatness of story, greatness of writing ... Read more
Publié le Oct. 1 1998 par jaylowe@lpt.com

5.0étoiles sur 5 Ancient Greek theatre, history and love
No one has ever written historical novels of ancient Greece as Mary Renault has. This one is about the theatre, Plato, and his pupil Dion of Syracuse. Read more
Publié le Jui 8 1998

5.0étoiles sur 5 An inspiring look at an actor's life in ancient Greece.
The Mask of Apollo is a beautifully detailed historical novel concerning actors and acting traditions from ancient Greece. Read more
Publié le Jui 23 1997

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