{"product_id":"the-dance-of-death-penguin-classics-9780141396828","title":"The Dance of Death Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn invaluable new reproduction of Holbein’s woodcuts of \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e One of Hans Holbein’s first great triumphs, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is an incomparable sequence of tiny woodcuts showing the folly of human greed and pride. Each image is packed with drama, wit, and horror, as a skeleton mocks and terrifies everyone from the emperor to a ploughman. Taking full advantage of the new literary culture of the early sixteenth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Death \u003c\/i\u003etook an old medieval theme and made it new.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This edition reproduces a complete set from the British Museum, with many details highlighted and examples of other works in this grisly field included. Ulinka Rublack introduces the woodcuts with a remarkable essay on the late medieval \u003ci\u003eDanse Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e (the Dance of Death) and the world Holbein lived in.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe underlying message of the series is, of course, that Death comes for us all, and if it interrupts the recreations of the wealthy rather more insolently than those of the poor, then let that be a lesson to us... Rublack's commentary is useful and illuminating, pointing out details, providing information about the time Holbein lived in, and even making a plausible case for her own views on Holbein's position on the reformation. -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732486304087,"sku":"9780141396828","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141396828.jpg?v=1719997096","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dance-of-death-penguin-classics-9780141396828","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}