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Title
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Ein lahmer Hund einen Feind, welcher einen Angriff von aussen beabsichtigt
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Description
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This image is of a lame dog. A lame dog was code for an invader. This image comes in a description of a conspiracy found by a professor from the Grand Academy on Balnibarbi. This idea is representing code word for terms in the conspiracy that Swift is satirizing. The professor advises that those named in the conspiracy papers be closely monitored at all times, naming specifically while they were using the bathroom, as this is when men were most thoughtful. This conspiracy is thought to be an allusion to the trial of Francis Atterbury, the bishop of Rochester for allegedly plotting with the Jacobites. Atterbury was charged with treason in 1722 and was exiled to France. During Atterbury’s trial, his dog was used as evidence against him as the dog was a present from the French. Other interpretations of this image see the dog as the crown pretender Jacob Stuart or Jacob III. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
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Image Creator
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Sears (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:21019
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Source Name
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Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
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Image
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Subject
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Conspiracy
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Corruption
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Political corruption in literature
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politics in literature
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satire
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fictional works
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imaginary places
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Fictitious characters
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imaginary creatures
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