The Education of Love is a diary novel written by the Italian writer Edmund de Amicis, which was first published in 1886.

In the form of a diary, the book tells the growth story of a fourth-grade boy named Amrico, so the title is also called Diary of an Italian fourth-grade pupil. The content mainly includes all kinds of touching stories that happened around Amway, inspirational articles written by parents in their diaries, and wonderful "monthly events" read by teachers in class.

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First, the creative background

Amicus was born in Italy. At that time, Italy was influenced by the French Revolution, and its patriotism was high, which left an indelible mark on his young mind. Although Italy achieved national reunification in 1870, the living conditions of its people have not improved. He hopes to spread modern civilization with the help of school education and the spirit of fraternity and tolerance. The original intention of his writing is to pay attention to society and the country. ?

Two. Brief introduction of the author

Edmund de Amicis (1846,65438+1October, 31-65438+March, 0908, 12) is an Italian emperor and a writer of children's literature. Amicus studied in Turin as a teenager, and joined the Modena Military Academy at the age of 15, and began his military career.

Amicus's masterpiece is The Education of Love, which is a diary novel with rich emotions and beautiful writing style. Book 100, mainly composed of three parts: the ten-month diary of Italian third-grade pupil Amrico; The exhortation and inspiration articles written by his parents in their diaries; And ten short stories that the teacher read aloud in class, among which "Young Pen Geng" and "Three Thousand Miles to Find Mother" are particularly famous.

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