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Title: [the Prime Minister]
Subject: prime ministers; politics in literature; satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see the Prime Minister of England surrounded by his wife and his ministers. At this point in the story, Gulliver explains various aspects of society and politics to his master and the other Houyhnhnms. Gulliver describes the corruption of the political system. Gulliver explains how someone becomes Prime Minister. The first way is through prudent deposition of any women his life, the second is by betraying or undermining his predecessor, the third is by his zeal in public assemblies opposing the corruption of the court. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21830
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843); Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21830_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: prime ministers; politics in literature; satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters