Visualising Britain's Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Amanda M. Burritt.
• Other Names: Burritt, Amanda M
• Contents: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Britain's Vision of the Holy Land -- Eschatology and Empire -- The Holy Land in the British Imagination -- The Intellectual Context -- A Photographer's Theology -- The Artists and the 'Orient' -- British Religion -- Influences of Visual Culture and Religious Literature -- Biblical Archaeology and Sacred Geography -- Political Imperatives -- Visiting Palestine -- Chapter 3: Holy Land and British Perceptions -- Roberts's Holy Land -- Protestant Worship and the Holy Land Roberts's Contribution to the Understanding of the Holy Land -- The Rise of Archaeology -- Images of the Holy Land -- Diversity in the Churches -- British Christian View of Jews -- Being Present in the Holy Land -- Christian Diversity in Jerusalem -- Roberts as Artist and Holy Land Traveller -- Roberts's 'Grand Tour' -- The Politics of the Region -- The Imperative for Roberts -- Roberts's Intention -- Chapter 4: David Roberts: The Biblical Landscape -- The Aesthetic Rendering of Place and Time -- The Significance of Dress -- Contemporary Arab Life -- The Importance of Architecture for Roberts Roberts's Contradictory Views on Islam -- Antiquities and Photographic Images -- British Imperial Influence for Travellers -- The Commentary on Roberts's Lithographs -- Chapter 5: David Roberts: Experience of Place -- Commentator Versus Artist -- Roberts as Commentator -- Roberts with Arabs and Monks -- Roberts's Experience of Jerusalem and Its Surrounds -- The Jewish Holy Land -- Perspectives of Aesthetics -- Farewelling the East -- The 'Treasure' of His Journal and Sketches -- The Influence of Roberts's Lithographs -- Chapter 6: David Wilkie: Bible Stories in Context Wilkie's 'Scripture Painting' -- A Man of Faith -- Cultural Politics -- Wilkie the Established Painter -- Presbyterian and Catholic Teaching -- Scripture, Criticism and 'Sacred Geography' -- Origins of Wilkie's 'Scripture Painting' -- Politics and Visual Rhetoric -- The Patriotic Traveller -- Imperialist Intentions? -- Socio-cultural Observations -- Wilkie's Iconographic Intention -- Historical Accuracy and Contemporary Reality -- Wilkie as Interpreter of the Holy Land -- Chapter 7: William Holman Hunt: Archaeology, Theology and Biblical Typology -- Archaeology and the Search for Truth Hunt's Views on Religion and Science -- New Challenges to Religious Thinking -- Imperial Interest in the Near East -- Typological Symbolism -- Hunt's First Religious Painting -- Truth of Nature and Truth of Spirit -- Hunt and Christianity -- Theological Debates in the Church of England -- Chapter 8: William Holman Hunt: Faith Experience and New Images -- Conscience and Light -- Hunt's View of Arabs and Jews -- Hunt in Jerusalem -- Hunt's Work Displayed to the Public -- Hunt's Portrayal of Sacrificial Suffering -- Symbolism and Hunt's Conceptual Complexities -- Acclaim and Criticism
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (246 pages)
• Subjects: 200.941; Palestine in popular culture; Religion; Great Britain -- Religion -- 19th century; Palestine -- In popular culture; Great Britain; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030412616
• Related ISBNs: 303041261X; 9783030412609
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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