The Oedipus Plays: An Audible Original Drama
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (607 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01GEPQIQE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. It is interesting that through the character of the queen, Jocasta, in Oedipus the King, Sophocles states this unequivocally. Yet they are equally powerful and moving. They tell the story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, who was destined to suffer a terrible fate - to kill his father, marry his mother, and beget children of the incestuous union. Nevertheless, the power of Sophocles' retelling made the Theban plays deeply horrifying and affecting - and this is still true now, some 2,500 years later. He does this unknowingly but still has to suffer terrible consequences, which also tragically affect the next generation. These three plays were written around 450 BC, with the playwright following the established convention of presenting the story through main characters but using a chorus - sometimes one voice, sometimes more - as an independent commentator that also occasionally participates in the drama. The other two are less so: Oedipus at Colonus, which deals with his last days, and Antigone, which casts the spotlight on his daughter, who, as part of the accursed blood line, chooses to act in a way she bel