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Analyse how 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' blends comedy and tragedy? 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' is a multifaceted novel that works on many levels: a love story, a war epic; and a deconstruction of just what determines the facts that make it into the history books. Set largely during World War II, Captain Corelli's Mandolin concerns the occupation of a Greek island, Cephallonia, by Italian troops. The writer with intent focuses on an 'insignificant' island beset by the larger problems of a world at war; de Berniéres has mirrored perfectly the connection of the minor details of individual lives with the great sweep of history, the minor with the Meta. De Berniéres has, thus, set up a microcosmic society. The novel says something profound about humanity and how cyclical history is without ever having to spell it out. Throughout de Berniéres' novel: there is a constant juxtaposition of comedy and tragedy. Much stress is...

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