Captain Corelli's Mandolin- A02
(Structure, Form, Language) Notes
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
A02: structure, form and language
Genre
Both historical and romantic
Historical: largely based on war and its atrocities, gives insight into
Cephallonia and Greece’s history
Romantic: story of Corelli and Pelagia’s relationship
Many different relationships interweaved into the novel
Interplay between two worlds
Personal pathos enhanced by background of horrible war
Dislocated Narrative Structure
Jumps back and forth between events and time
Highlights reality of the situation in Cephallonia- normality is shattered by
war and occupation
Puts emphasis on particular events e.g. occupation but also love between
Corelli & Pelagia
Juxtaposition of chapters: highlights love between Pelagia and Corelli despite
the atrocities of war- YET does emphasise the destruction of war
Multiple narrative viewpoint: insight into many different relationships, all
depicted in different ways
Narrative Framework/Arc
Spans over 60 years: 1930s- 1990s
Pre-war, during war, post- war
Narrative Perspective
Dr. Iannis: very important in novel, most reliable narrator
Pelagia
Il Duce
Carlo
Mandras: despite being broken by war & committing horrible crimes, the ch.s
with his viewpoint allow reader to feel sympathetic towards him
Metaxas
Postmodernism
Literary movement
Rejects traditional and large scale historical interpretations
Small scale, modest, local narratives needed to replace them and restore
humanity
‘History ought to consist of anecdotes of the little people who are caught up
in it’
Post-modernist text: multi-dimensional & reveals there are many ways of
seeing, depending on who you are, where you are looking from, and your
social & historical conditioning
(Structure, Form, Language) Notes
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Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
A02: structure, form and language
Genre
Both historical and romantic
Historical: largely based on war and its atrocities, gives insight into
Cephallonia and Greece’s history
Romantic: story of Corelli and Pelagia’s relationship
Many different relationships interweaved into the novel
Interplay between two worlds
Personal pathos enhanced by background of horrible war
Dislocated Narrative Structure
Jumps back and forth between events and time
Highlights reality of the situation in Cephallonia- normality is shattered by
war and occupation
Puts emphasis on particular events e.g. occupation but also love between
Corelli & Pelagia
Juxtaposition of chapters: highlights love between Pelagia and Corelli despite
the atrocities of war- YET does emphasise the destruction of war
Multiple narrative viewpoint: insight into many different relationships, all
depicted in different ways
Narrative Framework/Arc
Spans over 60 years: 1930s- 1990s
Pre-war, during war, post- war
Narrative Perspective
Dr. Iannis: very important in novel, most reliable narrator
Pelagia
Il Duce
Carlo
Mandras: despite being broken by war & committing horrible crimes, the ch.s
with his viewpoint allow reader to feel sympathetic towards him
Metaxas
Postmodernism
Literary movement
Rejects traditional and large scale historical interpretations
Small scale, modest, local narratives needed to replace them and restore
humanity
‘History ought to consist of anecdotes of the little people who are caught up
in it’
Post-modernist text: multi-dimensional & reveals there are many ways of
seeing, depending on who you are, where you are looking from, and your
social & historical conditioning
