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Oedipus the King by Nicholas Rudall, Sophocles

Oedipus the King: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oedipus the King audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Harry J. Lennix and Francis Guinan (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.4listening hrs
Theatre & Radiostore shelf
2003released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Oedipus the King at common listening paces
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30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.4 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 2,498 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Theatre & Radio shelf

179 Theatre & Radio audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Oedipus the King is an audiobook by Nicholas Rudall and Sophocles: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Harry J. Lennix and Francis Guinan, released January 1, 2003, on the Theatre & Radio shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.4 hrs
Narrated by
Harry J. Lennix, Francis Guinan
Released
January 1, 2003
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Theatre & Radio
ISBN
9781580814881

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Oedipus the King audiobook?

Oedipus the King runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.

Is the Oedipus the King audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Oedipus the King?

Oedipus the King is narrated by Harry J. Lennix and Francis Guinan.