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Oedipus the King

By: Sophocles
Narrated by: Michael Sheen, full cast
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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. In this new translation, performed by an outstanding cast led by Michael Sheen, the searing inevitability facing Oedipus proves as shocking as it was 2,500 years ago when it was first presented in the theatre at Athens. Translated by Duncan Steen.

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©1999 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd. (P)1999 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd. Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Drama Classics

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a good audio tape in very modern English. It may not align to a book translation in modern eng but good emotional reading of it

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Extremely annoyed. I bought this to read along with my text (Oedipus the King) but the texts do not match up. They're completely different. Complete waste of money.

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