Heart Edmondo de Amicis
Novel
Complete edition with introductory essay
“… The wind rose in the Mountains of Mist. The wind was not the beginning. There is neither beginning nor end as the Wheel of Time turns. But it was still a beginning ... "
- Edmondo de Amicis Heart Plot
Enrico, a ten-year-old boy, write in his diary what happens in his class over a whole school year. The students are described with great care in their characteristics and with particular attention to their social origin. Little Enrico's point of view is flanked by the more mature one of his parents and his sister, who through some letters try to teach him the necessary teachings to face life and to transmit respect for others, love for the country and the spirit. of sacrifice. Then there are the dictates of the master Perboni, which have as protagonists children from different regions of the newborn Kingdom of Italy and who are distinguished by self-denial, value and virtue. Although the stories of these little heroes of the post-Renaissance bourgeoisie appear very far from modern sensibility and despite the pedagogical model proposed by the master Perboni is now outdated, "Cuore" remains an inevitable text in the formation of entire generations.
Love for the homeland, commitment to study and work, sacrifice, respect for parents, teachers and authorities: these are the values that the Heart book defends. These are the values he has passed on to countless generations of children.
Published for the first time in Milan in 1886, De Amicis' novel soon established itself as the most famous children's book written in Italy. Thanks also to the translation into many languages, the book is known and appreciated in other countries as well.
When Cuore found himself going out in Italy, he found himself faced with an effort to spread a national awareness throughout the territory. He therefore achieved a linguistic and cultural unification that was still missing. Here the masterpiece of Edmondo De Amicis, with its heartfelt pages, should be read as an ambitious attempt to become the catalyst of that fundamental process.
Edmondo De Amicis was an Italian writer, journalist and military man. He is known for being the author of Cuore, one of the most popular books in world children's literature.
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