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Blood, Guts and Virtue: the Gory Details of the Psychomachia

Blood, Guts and Virtue: the Gory Details of the Psychomachia

by clareb | Apr 28, 2020 | Genesis, Prudentius, Readings

Drenched in blood and covered in gore, there is no shortage of violence in Prudentius’ Psychomachia — a gruesome battle between Vices and Virtues for control of the human soul. However, despite all the blood in the poem, and the fact that the Virtues do not always...
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