Project Gutenberg 2006-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 209 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Danse macabre Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Danse macabre" by Anonymous is a historical literary piece written during the late Middle Ages. This book is a poetic allegory that revolves around the theme of mortality and the inevitability of death, presented through a vivid interplay of characters from various societal ranks. Its likely topic is the universal notion that death is an equalizer among all people, regardless of their status or achievements in life. In "Danse macabre," various characters, including the Pope, Emperor, Cardinal, and commoners, are confronted by Death, personified as a character who leads them in a dance. The narrative uses a dialogue format to convey the thoughts and feelings of each character as they grapple with their impending mortality. Throughout the verses, Death emphasizes that wealth, power, and social standing provide no shelter from its grasp, illustrating the futility of earthly pursuits. The final messages conveyed are reflective, urging readers to recognize the transient nature of life and the importance of preparing for what lies beyond death, ultimately promoting a moral awareness of one's actions in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fr Dance of death Death -- Poetry PQ Text FR Poésie Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 102535 2025-08-08T11:47:12.105043 text/html 96740 2006-12-10T05:11:38 text/html 1560808 2025-08-08T11:47:17.826020 application/epub+zip 1559955 2025-08-08T11:47:14.134059 application/epub+zip 94958 2025-08-08T11:47:12.878054 application/epub+zip 1704863 2025-08-08T11:47:19.927039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1690213 2025-08-08T11:47:16.900044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145624 2022-09-09T12:38:19.129273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56526 2025-08-08T11:47:11.303055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56266 2006-12-10T05:11:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19055 2025-08-08T11:47:20.060009 application/rdf+xml 11036 2025-08-08T11:47:13.368052 image/jpeg 2945 2025-08-08T11:47:13.123044 image/jpeg 21281 2006-12-10T05:11:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 1493557 2006-12-10T05:11:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 1561330 2025-08-08T11:47:12.182089 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown