Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. We hope you will thoroughly enjoy each and every act. This audio production, with jamie glover as oedipus and hayley atwell as his daughter, antigone, is a world premiere audio recording of all three plays. Listen to oedipus the king by sophocles available from rakuten kobo. This drama is an absolute must for any scholar, student, drama lover, or classical literature fan. Oedipus rex oedipus rex is the greatest of the greek tragedies, a profound meditation on the human condition. Oedipus the king unabridged oedipus the king unabridged audiobook, by sophocles. The story of the mythological king, who is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother. It was the second of sophocless three theban plays to be produced, but it comes first in the internal chronology, followed by oedipus at colonus and then antigone. Based on the myth of oedipus, the audience would have been aware of the history that precedes the opening of the play.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. David shawparker trained at rada and began his career with the royal shakespeare company in 1977. Predistination also plays a big factor throughout the story. To laius, king of thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. Oedipus the king audiobook sophocles audiobooks full. Oedipus the king is an athenian tragedy by sophocles that was first performed about 429 bc. Oedipus rex oedipus the king audiobook sophocles 497 bc 406 bc support our channel. So when in time a son was born the infants feet were riveted together and. This drama is an absolute mustread classic that has been enjoyed for centuries. Buy oedipus rex by sophocles from waterstones today. Oedipus rex unabridged mp3 cd audiobook in paper sleeve. Oedipus rex antigone by sophocles overdrive rakuten.
To true complete your journey with sophocles, you will need to also check out oedipus at colonus. Oedipus the king often known by the latin title oedipus rex is an athenian tragedy by sophocles that was first performed c. Oedipus rex, by sophocles, is a tragedy that has been enjoyed for centuries. Both are a part of the same trilogy, and they are arguably the most important parts of the trilogy. Oedipus rex, also known as oedipus the king or oedipus the tyrant, is an athenian tragedy by sophocles that was first performed about 429 bc noted classicist gilbert murray, translator of this ver. This new translation of the great classic of ancient greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by naxos audiobooks. Colonus, antigone oedipus rex directors playbook edition annotated the oedipus plays of sophocles. Oedipus the king unabridged this new translation of the great classic of ancient greece starts a cycle of drama recordings by naxos audiobooks. Landmark of western drama concerns the catastrophe that ensues when king oedipus discovers he has inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Here, you will find the unabridged and complete version of the work. Oidipous tyrannos, also known by its latin title oedipus rex, is an athenian tragedy by sophocles that was first performed around 429 bc. 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.
Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. Naxos audiobooks phineas redux unabridged david shawparker. Oedipus rex is a story that one could simply hate or love. Oedipus rex is the first of sophocles theban plays and is regarded by many as the masterpiece of greek tragedy. Written by sophocles, oedipus is one of the first and greatest of all greek tragedies. Fullcast dramatization of oedipus the king, the athenian tragedy by sophocles that was first performed c.
Both are a part of the same trilogy, and they are arguably the most. In the hands of sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any freudian reference. The anguished tale of oedipus, who having solved the riddle of the sphinx and become. Oedipus rex is a tragic story that deals with a motif of sight and blindess. Oedipus rex oedipus the king full audiobook youtube. In the hands of sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and. This drama is an absolute must for any scholar, student, drama lover, or. Naxos audiobooks dukes children, the unabridged david shawparker. One soon begins to feel for oedipus, although he is somewhat arrogant, and by the end of the play the tragedy is all pervasive. Oedipus the king unabridged audiobook, by sophocles. Kindle edition published in 2009, kindle edition, hardcover published in 2012, 06715431 paperback published in 198. Death, shame, fate and the whim of the gods just what a reader.
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