The Education of Love is a long diary novel by the Italian writer Edmund de Amicis. The protagonist of the novel is a little boy named Amrico. The novel tells what he has seen and heard in school, home and society in the past ten months, letters from his family and touching monthly stories told by his teachers.
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First, the creative background
Italy achieved national reunification in 1870. After edmundo de Amicus grew up, the living conditions of the Italian people did not improve at that time. Influenced by the French Revolution, edmundo de Amicus was in a high patriotic mood, hoping to spread modern civilization with the help of school education and the spirit of fraternity and tolerance.
Second, appreciate
Through what a pupil saw and heard, the novel reflects the situation of all social strata, and is linked with noble love and emotion, forming a vivid picture of life. There are no hypocritical explanations, no deceptive religious propaganda, no rhetoric or slogans in this book. Through the simple description of life, people feel how much human beings need mutual care, understanding and help.
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