Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 251 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics E-text prepared by Joshua Hutchinson, Tonya Allen, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859" by Various is a literary magazine published in the mid-19th century. This edition serves as a cultural snapshot of the time, featuring a blend of essays, articles, and stories that explore various themes, including art, politics, and societal observations. The opening portion primarily focuses on the historical context and significance of the Dance of Death, a poignant artistic motif representing the inevitability of death and its democratic nature, highlighting how it haunts every societal class. The beginning of this edition introduces the town of Bâle, Switzerland, setting the stage for a discussion about the Dance of Death that was painted in the city during a historical plague and ecclesiastical council. It describes the town's unique characteristics, including its mixed cultural influences, its rich history, and its notable figures, such as Hans Holbein, the painter most commonly associated with the Dance of Death. The text delves into the concept of the Dance itself, emphasizing its moral and artistic dimensions and the role of death in human life, as well as detailing Holbein's innovative contributions to this somber artistic tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American periodicals AP Text The Atlantic Monthly Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - European Category: Art Category: Journals 559698 2025-08-05T08:59:12.301472 text/html 559688 559557 2024-11-05T10:41:38.457476 2023-10-05T10:17:58.812390 text/html text/html 306834 2025-08-05T08:59:21.586457 application/epub+zip 312428 2025-08-05T08:59:15.840459 application/epub+zip 285010 2025-08-05T08:59:14.590517 application/epub+zip 549913 2025-08-05T08:59:25.882432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518676 2025-08-05T08:59:20.769462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384401 2022-09-06T04:31:07.986075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520941 2025-08-05T08:59:11.893462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501022 2024-10-28T18:51:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17124 2025-08-05T08:59:26.036415 application/rdf+xml 16557 2025-08-05T08:59:15.103481 image/jpeg 3834 2025-08-05T08:59:14.848461 image/jpeg 302147 2025-08-05T08:59:12.345479 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog