Oedipus Rex
Sophocles, translated by Francis Storr (dramatic version) and Gilbert Murray (solo version)
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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Product Details
| Version 1 | Version 2 | |
| Read by: | Cast | Expatriate |
| Length: | 1 hour and 24 minutes | 1 hour and 42 minutes |
| Type: | Dramatic reading | Solo reading |
| Media: | MP3 CD | |
| Package: | CD jacket | |
| Item No.: | CJ-1288 | |
| UPC/EAN: | 0682550991726 | |
| List Price: | $7.99 | |
Credits
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
Version 1 - Dramatic reading
Book Coordinator: heyfd
Meta Coordinator: Elizabeth Klett
Proof Listener: Elizabeth Klett
Version 2 - Solo reading
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
The Recordings
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The Recordings
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Table of Contents
| 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 |
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