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Oedipus by Sophocles

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Oedipus

Author
Sophocles
Narrator
Michael Sheen, Nichola McAuliffe, Edward de Souza, Adam Kotz, Neville Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Moffatt, Jonathan Keeble, Heathcote Williams, Laura Brattan, Karen Archer
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 June 2000
Run Time
1 hour 42 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Classic and pre-20th century plays
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This new translation of the great classic of Ancient Greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by Naxos AudioBooks. The anguished tale of Oedipus, who having solved the riddle of the Sphinx and become King of Thebes, gradually realises the crimes he has, unwittingly, committed, remains a drama of unremitting power 2,500 years after it was written. With full drama values, Naxos AudioBooks the atmosphere of the Greek amphitheatre to the soundworld of CD, with the outstanding young actor Michael Sheen – recently seen as Henry V (RSC) and Amadeus (West End) and on film and TV.

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Author
Sophocles
Narrator
Michael Sheen, Nichola McAuliffe, Edward de Souza, Adam Kotz, Neville Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Moffatt, Jonathan Keeble, Heathcote Williams, Laura Brattan, Karen Archer
Duration
1 hour 42 minutes
Release Date
1 June 2000
ISBN
9789629546991
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
Classic and pre-20th century plays

Synopsis

This new translation of the great classic of Ancient Greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by Naxos AudioBooks. The anguished tale of Oedipus, who having solved the riddle of the Sphinx and become King of Thebes, gradually realises the crimes he has, unwittingly, committed, remains a drama of unremitting power 2,500 years after it was written. With full drama values, Naxos AudioBooks the atmosphere of the Greek amphitheatre to the soundworld of CD, with the outstanding young actor Michael Sheen – recently seen as Henry V (RSC) and Amadeus (West End) and on film and TV.

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