Oedipus (unabridged)

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Sophocles

Oedipus

Performed by Michael Sheen, Nichola McAuliffe, Edward de Souza, Adam Kotz, Neville Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Moffatt, Jonathan Keeble, Heathcote Williams, Laura Brattan & Karen Archer

unabridged

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.

  • 2 CDs

    Running Time: 1 h 42 m

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    ISBN:978-962-634-177-3
    Digital ISBN:978-962-954-699-1
    Cat. no.:NA217712
    Download size:25 MB
    Produced by:Nicolas Soames
    Translated by:Duncan Steen
    BISAC:DRA006000
    Released:June 2000
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