Essays Tagged: "mandolin"

Jerry Garcia

er say, that he developed hisfondnessfor country-music forms-particularly the deft , blues-inflectedmandolin playing and mournful, high-lonesome vocal style of BillMonroe, the principal founder of blu ...

(6 pages) 87 0 4.5 Mar/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's MandolinWhy it took four major production entities- Universal, Studio Canal, Miramax and Working Tit ... film after film?" That is what Kenneth Turan, Times Film Critic had to say about "Captain Corelli's Mandolin." The movie was based on a Louis de Berniére's best-selling tale of love and war. I ... . Nicolas Cage could have used a little more help with the Italian accent.I believe Capt. Corelli's Mandolin has suffered the same disease as the British Tourist Industry did over Hoof & Mouth dis ...

(5 pages) 175 1 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Title:Choose two of the most moving moments in Captain Corelli's Mandolin and explain why they have this effect on the reader. Look closely at how language is used to create pathos.

Choose two of the most moving moments in Captain Corelli's Mandolin and explain why they have this effect on the reader. Look closely at how language is used t ...

(5 pages) 47 0 3.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How effectively does de Bernieres manipulate the stories of classical Greek mythology to create a modern legend in Captain Corelli's Mandolin?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a novel that merges the storytelling skill evident in Homer's Odyssey with the issues of ... lity evident in his 'history' compared with those of Homer: 'It was not Olympian'.Captain Corelli's Mandolin is very much based on the Iliad, which is set in the final year of the Trojan War, fought b ... nly deals with the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles. Although the central plot of Captain Corelli's Mandolin is the love story of Pelagia and Antonio Corelli, it still deals with issues that are raise ...

(12 pages) 87 0 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Who are the victims in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"?

War is a prominent theme in Captain Corelli's Mandolin. This force damages and destroys lives creating a number of victims along the way. A victim ... esponsibility for the events of the war in Cephallonia, the Greek island on which Captain Corelli's Mandolin is set, lies with Hitler, but he is not really involved until late in the novel when the Ge ... Cephalonia. The same is true of Antonio who has his broken ribs bound together by the wires of his mandolin. When he returns after many years it is clear that they still have deep rooted feelings for ...

(12 pages) 37 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Two Sides to Every Greek: Hellene vs. Romoi

Louis De Bernieres's novel, Corelli's Mandolin, is a story about time and change. The story itself explores many aspects of life such as l ...

(7 pages) 57 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Compare The Opening of Two Novels The English Patient- Michael Ondaatje Captain Corelli's Mandolin- Louis de Bernieres

author's have used this in contrasting ways to help set the mood of the book. In Captain Corelli's Mandolin it is used to suggest that there is a deep emotional and political issue to the storyline, ... er. This reflects the way the authors attempt to gain the interest of the reader; Captain Corelli's Mandolin does this by involving the reader personally. For example, although the descriptions we get ...

(2 pages) 34 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers