Episode 02: Anticlos

Anticlos tells the fate of a Greek warrior on the last night of Troy, when the city falls thanks to the clever trick of the wooden horse. Hidden inside the horse, Anticlos and other soldiers are mesmerised by Helen’s voice, as she sings with a voice that reaches deep into their hearts.

In this episode, Elena Borelli discusses Anticlos with Maria Truglio. The poem starts at minute 31.15.

From Giovanni Pascoli, Convivial Poems. Translated by Elena Borelli & James Ackhurst. New York: Italica Press, 2022. Copyright 2022 by Elena Borelli & James Ackhurst. Used by permission of Italica Press.