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    Oedipus at Colonus
    Oedipus at Colonus
    Oedipus at Colonus
    Audiobook1 hour

    Oedipus at Colonus

    Written by Sophocles

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    This is the second installment in Sophocles's Theban Plays that chronicles the tragic fates of Oedipus and his family. After fulfilling the prophecy that predicted he would kill his father and marry his mother, Oedipus blinds himself and leaves Thebes, to wander in the wilderness accompanied by his daughters Antigone and Ismene. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    Cast:
    Oedipus: Andy Minter
    Antigone: Elizabeth Klett
    Ismene: Arielle Lipshaw
    Theseus: Mark F. Smith
    Creon: Bruce Pirie
    Polyneices: David Goldfarb
    Stranger: Lucy Perry
    Messenger: Martin Geeson
    Chorus: Lars Rolander
    Narrator: David Lawrence

    Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    Sophocles

    Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than or contemporary with those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides.

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