[a representation of evil of the Houyhnhnms] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [a representation of evil of the Houyhnhnms]
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a representation of evil for the Houyhnhnms, who have no word in their language for evil. When the Houyhnhnms want to describe something that is evil, they do so by explaining the poor qualities or ‘deformities’ of the yahoos, represented by this image. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21860
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_21860_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures; satire