Track | Section | Reader(s) | Length |
1 | 1 - Oedipus Rex Dramatic version Part 1 | Cast | 48:09 |
2 | 2 - Oedipus Rex Dramatic version Part 2 | Cast | 36:13 |
3 | 3 - Oedipus Rex Solo version Part I | Expatriate | 36:11 |
4 | 4 - Oedipus Rex Solo version Part II | Expatriate | 36:40 |
5 | 5 - Oedipus Rex Solo version Part III | Expatriate | 28:53 |
Version 1
Cast:
Oedipus: Andy Minter
Priest of Zeus: Hannah Dowell
Creon: Fr. Richard Zeile
Teiresias: BrianaTheBard
Jocasta: Leni
Messenger: Carolyn Francis
Second Messenger: pipsoul
Herd of Laius: hefyd
Chorus: Musicalheart1
Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
Production:
Book Coordinator: heyfd
Meta Coordinator: Elizabeth Klett
Proof Listener: Elizabeth Klett
Version 2
Production:
Book Coordinator: Expatriate
Meta Coordinator: MaryAnn
Proof Listener: DaveC
Artwork
Cover: "Oepidus and Antigone", 1842, by Charles Jalabert
Inset: Bust of the head of Sophocles, Roman copy of Greek original, Firchburg Museum of Art. Photo by Daderot.
Insert: Oedipe conduit par Antigone, 1828, by Antoni Brodowski
Oedipus Rex is the first of Sophocles’ Theban plays and is regarded by many as the masterpiece of Greek tragedy. Based on the myth of Oedipus, the audience would have been aware of the history that precedes the opening of the play. Oedipus left his home in Corinth to avoid a terrible prophecy that he would kill his father marry and his mother. He defeated the riddling Sphinx, lifting a curse on Thebes, and was rewarded with the kingship and the hand of the widowed Jocasta. A plague is now afflicting the city. The oracle at Delphi instructs Oedipus to search for the killer of Laius. Oedipus consults the blind seer Tiresias, who reluctantly tells him that the perpetrator is none other than Oedipus himself. Disbelief and accusations follow, Jocasta intervenes and Oedipus starts to learn more about Laius’ death and his real parentage. As the unfortunate truth of the prophecy is eventually revealed, Jocasta hangs herself and the horrified Oedipus gouges out his own eyes and seeks exile. Answers to the eternal questions of “Who am I?” and “What have I done?” could not be more difficult to accept or more shattering.
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0682550991030 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0682550991726 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD Box, CD jacket, CD security sleeve download |
Author | Sophocles (c. 497/496 BC – c. 406/405 BC) |
Translator | Version 1 - Francis Storr. Version 2 - Edward Hayes Plumptre. |
Year | 429 BC |
Recording | |
Read by | Version 1 read by Cast. Version 2 read by Expatriate. |
Length | Version 1 - 1 hour 24 minutes. Version 2 - 1 hour 42 minutes. |
Type of Reading | Version 1 - Dramatic reading. Version 2 - Solo reading. |
Oedipus Rex
- Author: Sophocles
- Product Code: DB-1286
- Availability: In Stock
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