Nei 12 volumi delle “Favole” (1669 – 1693) Jean de La Fontaine rinnovò la tradizione esopica, rappresentando la commedia umana. Quest’opera dimostrò il suo amore per la vita rurale e attraverso animali simbolici ironizzò sulla vita della società dell’epoca. In the 12 volumes/books of “Favole” (1669 – 1693) Jean de La Fontaine renewed Aesop’s tradition, representing the human comedy. This demonstrated his love for country life and by symbolic animals he ironized about his current years societ ...

ENGLISH: Heart (Italian: Cuore) was a children’s novel written by Italian author Edmondo De Amicis. It is set during the Italian unification, and includes several patriotic themes. It was issued by Treves on October 17, 1886, the first day of school in Italy, and rose to immediate success. The novel is written in a diary form as told by Enrico Bottini, a 10-year old primary school student in Italy with an upper class background who is surrounded by classmates of working class origin. The ent ...