Saturday, July 27, 2019

August 30—Mask of Apollo, by Mary Renault

The next meeting of Great Books KC will be August 30, 2019. 

We'll be discussing The Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault.

Meeting Information:
Location: Plaza Branch Kansas City Public Library
Small Meeting Room
Date: August 30, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Address: 4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO

Information about the book:
The Mask of Apollo is 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.

2 comments:

Clif Hostetler said...


Bernard Norcott-mahany put together a little commentary on "The Mask of Apollo" and posted it at
https://allsoulo.wordpress.com/2019/08/21/notes-on-mary-renaults-the-mask-of-apollo/

This is a revised link that should work, unlike the earlier link.

Clif Hostetler said...

The following attended the August 30, 2019 meeting:
Rex Nowland
Bernard Norcott-Mahany
Ed Doering
Judy Covell
Tom Brown
Marilyn Whitlock
Don Pepper
Karen Hostetler
Clif Hostetler