Love and Gymnastics (Italian: Amore e ginnastica) is an 1891 novella by the Italian writer Edmondo De Amicis. It is set in Turin and follows a man who falls in love with and tries to seduce a female gymnastics teacher, but is continuously rejected because she does not want to be distracted from spreading Emilio Baumann's ideas about physical education.[1][2][3]
| Author | Edmondo De Amicis |
|---|---|
| Original title | Amore e ginnastica |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | |
Publication date | January–July 1891 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Pages | 141 |
The story was published in the magazine Nuova Antologia from January to July 1891. It was included in the 1892 volume Fra scuola e casa.[4]
It was the basis for the 1973 film Amore e ginnastica, directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico.[5]
References
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- ^ Burgos Ortega, Inés (2011). ""Amor y gimnástica" en Italia 1892". Agora para la educación física y el deporte (in Spanish). 13 (2): 229–243. ISSN 1578-2174.
- ^ S. W. (5 October 2011). "Cruelty with a smile". The Economist. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Ubbidiente, Roberto (2013). L'Officina del poeta: Studi su Edmondo De Amicis. Berlin: Frank & Timme. p. 239. ISBN 978-3-86596-536-3.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.