Elizabeth Butler's Literary and Artistic Landscapes -- Ireland, Egypt and the Holy Land Export

@article{citeulike:6111692, abstract = {Although best known as a military artist and praised by John Ruskin, Elizabeth Butler (1846–1933) also produced two illustrated books of travel writing, <i>Letters from the Holy Land</i> (1903) and <i>From Sketch-Book and Diary</i> (1909). This essay examines Butler's work in the context of imperial mobility, and explores her participation in discourses of empire. Examination of her travel narratives and selected paintings reveal a sophisticated engagement with the landscapes of empire and colony, shifting between her husband's military postings in Egypt in the 1880s and 1890s to their home in Ireland. Butler's travels in the West and the East produce exotic landscapes in painting and prose that evoke varied responses incorporating religious identifications, social sympathies, and orientalist inscriptions.}, author = {Wynne, Catherine}, citeulike-article-id = {6111692}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440350903323553}, doi = {10.1080/01440350903323553}, journal = {Prose Studies: History, Theory, Criticism}, keywords = {19thcentury, egypt, geographyandart, holyland, imperialism, ireland, painting}, number = {2}, pages = {126--140}, posted-at = {2009-11-14 12:56:42}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Elizabeth Butler's Literary and Artistic Landscapes -- Ireland, Egypt and the Holy Land}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440350903323553}, volume = {31}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6111692 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6111692 N2 - Although best known as a military artist and praised by John Ruskin, Elizabeth Butler (1846–1933) also produced two illustrated books of travel writing, <i>Letters from the Holy Land</i> (1903) and <i>From Sketch-Book and Diary</i> (1909). This essay examines Butler's work in the context of imperial mobility, and explores her participation in discourses of empire. Examination of her travel narratives and selected paintings reveal a sophisticated engagement with the landscapes of empire and colony, shifting between her husband's military postings in Egypt in the 1880s and 1890s to their home in Ireland. Butler's travels in the West and the East produce exotic landscapes in painting and prose that evoke varied responses incorporating religious identifications, social sympathies, and orientalist inscriptions. IS - 2 JF - Prose Studies: History, Theory, Criticism EP - 140 TI - Elizabeth Butler's Literary and Artistic Landscapes -- Ireland, Egypt and the Holy Land PB - Routledge VL - 31 SP - 126 KW - 19thcentury KW - egypt KW - geographyandart KW - holyland KW - imperialism KW - ireland KW - painting AU - Wynne, Catherine PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01440350903323553 ER -