by lbirkholz | Feb 22, 2022 | Daniel, Genesis, Life of St. Margaret, Readings, Theories
One of the greatest differences between the depiction of humanity’s fall in the Vulgate Bible and the Old English poem Genesis B is the nature of Eve’s temptation by the snake. While in the Vulgate the snake tells Eve that upon eating the apple her “eyes shall...
by lbirkholz | Jan 30, 2022 | Prudentius, Theories
Prudentius’ Psychomachia is known as one of the first examples of the literary and artistic form known as allegory, in which abstract concepts are illustrated through the use of an extended metaphor . In the case of the Psychomachia, Prudentius explains how...
