[the Lilliputian education system] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [the Lilliputian education system]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; education
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a depiction of the schools in Lilliput. The school system is a form of boarding school paid for by the Emperor, and as such interactions between children and parents is limited. The central figure is the headmaster, identified by his dark robes. Three children stand behind a gate on the left side of the image, while a man and a woman – the parents of the children – are ushered in. The headmaster holds out his arm to stop the parents from coming too close to the children, as the school limited physical contact with the children. According to Gulliver, parents were only permitted to visit their children twice a year for one hour. These visits were supervised by a teacher. Bringing gifts to the children was permitted and showing affection for them was strictly limited. This image comes when Gulliver describes the education system in Lilliput in the sixth chapter in which Gulliver discusses the values and traditions of the Lilliputians. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20855
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
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Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; education

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