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Title details for Oedipus the King by Sophocles - Available

Oedipus the King

by Sophocles
Jonathan Keeble
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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.
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9789629546991
  • File size: 49092 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 01:42:16
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1 of 2 copies available

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OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Drama Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1110
Text Difficulty:7-9

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.
Drama Fiction

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