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AudioOedipus at Colonus
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LibriVox recording of Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, translated by Francis Storr. 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. 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 For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (44MB)
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Sophocles
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librivox; audio; drama; oedipus; sophocles
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