The Atlantic Monthly (also known as The Atlantic) is an American literary/cultural magazine founded in Boston in 1857. Originally a monthly publication， the magazine， subscribed to by 480，000 readers， now publishes ten times a year and features articles in the fields of political science and foreign affairs， as well as book reviews.《大西洋月刊》（AKA《大西洋》），1857年创刊于美国马萨诸塞州的波士顿，是一本以文学及文化评论为主的杂志。创刊之初，该杂志以月刊形式发行，订阅读者人数达到了48万。如今，该刊每年发行十次，文章主要涉及政治、外交和书评等领域。