The allegory of the literal, political, moral, and spiritual aspects of a work of literature can be quickly and easily derived with this method. ... Ciardi comments on this in his notes in "The Inferno," mentioning that that the two Alberti brothers were constantly feuding because Alessandro was a Guelph and Napoleoni was a Ghibelline. ... His fourfold analysis method has clearly stood the test of time, and his divine comedy remains one of the most respected works of literature ever written. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The wife is barely mentioned throughout the story apart from the note that is left by her. ... There is one part of the short story were Calvin is caught talking to one women about literature. The women in Victorian society were encouraged to talk but did not have any real knowledge about literature or politics/current affairs. ...

• Word Count: 1318
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This idyllic perception of marriage or the desire to engage in marriage prevails not only in the real world, but also in literature. ... The messenger notes, "[Haemon] has won his bride at last, poor boy/not here but in the houses of the dead", which further illustrates how Haemon finally, but belatedly, expresses his feelings of love for Antigone (lines 1370-1371). ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Agnew's (1992:57) research in the stress literature led him to the discovery that the removal of positive stimuli can also cause strain. ... Agnew (2001:326) notes that strains are most likely to result in crime when they (1) are seen as unjust, (2) are seen as high in magnitude, (3) are associated with low social control, and (4) create some pressure or incentive to engage in criminal coping. ...

• Word Count: 2185
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate