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Audible Theatre Collection: Oedipus
- Narrateur(s): Jamie Glover, Hayley Atwell, Michael Maloney, Samantha Bond, Julian Glover, David Horovitch
- Durée: 5 h et 10 min
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Description
The three Theban plays by Sophocles - Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone - are great landmarks of Western theatre. 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. 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. When the audiences of ancient Athens went to the amphitheatres to see the plays, they would have known the basic story of poor Oedipus.
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. There is also a strong contemporary resonance for us, for in the 20th century the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud famously adopted the story to illustrate his Oedipus complex, which, he argued, was a condition of the unconscious mind in boys - that they want to sleep with their mothers. It is interesting that through the character of the queen, Jocasta, in Oedipus the King, Sophocles states this unequivocally.
Oedipus the King is well known. 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 bloodline, chooses to act in a way she believes is right, whatever the consequences. Yet they are equally powerful and moving.
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.
With the authoritative but modern translation by Ian Johnston, specially commissioned new music from the English composer Roger Marsh, and a cast of outstanding actors, this Audible Original presentation of Sophocles' Theban plays will be listened to not once but many times.
This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 3 episodes to your Library now.
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- Big Gucci Kony
- 2023-08-20
Buy just for Antigone, the rest is a bonus
I wanted to read Antigone after Ludwig von Mises mentioned it and it did not disappoint. It is a remarkable performance expressing the innate desire to rebel against tyranny and arbitrary dictations. I think many people will find it cathartic in a way. The other 2 poems are interesting too, mainly because of their historical significance. It’s odd that more people know of Oedipus than Antigone when the latter is really a masterpiece. But it’s cool to now understand all the references and Oedipus complex which are common knowledge. Luckily they are all short enough to be enjoyed in an afternoon too so the commitment is not large.
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